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RrOl TIL there is a hotel that has been open for business for the past 1,308 years
xk0B TIL that as far back as 1928, Russia was building analog water computers that were used for highly complex computations, and remained in use up into the 1980’s.
rEGM TIL There Exists An Australian Marsupial That Has 14 hour Marathon Orgy Sex Until Its Fur Falls Out, Goes Blind, Bleeds internally and Drops Dead
7AX TIL in 1983 an Israeli pilot sucessfully landed an F-15 with only one wing. In fact he didn’t realize the extent of the damage until after landing, and stated he would have ejected had he known.
4Xlo5 TIL about the AN-225, the largest aircraft built.Powered by six turbofan engines and with a wingspan almost the length of a football field, this gentle giant of the skies can carry bigger and heavier cargo than any other plane, and is unique in the world of aviation, as just one was ever built.