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TIL that in 2020, Pakistan International Airlines was banned from flying in Europe and the United States after an investigation found that at least a fourth of all pilots' licences issued in Pakistan were not genuine

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YOMd TIL that an Australian study looking at 91 patients who claimed to have had their drink spiked found that zero patients had actually been exposed to sedative drugs in their drink.
GYO57 TIL The song "Runaway Train" by Soul Asylum increased the awareness of runaway minors, resulting in 26 missing person cases mentioned in the music video to be closed as of right now.
LMZp TIL that theoretically, it would take 4 light years of worth of lead to stop a neutrino.
a1N0 TIL Richard Nixon’s 1960 presidential campaign song was called “Click with Dick”, and included the lyrics: “Come on and Click with Dick, he’s the one that none can lick, he’s a man of peace and reason, on the job in every season.”
e9JL TIL: If North Dakota seceded from the US it would be the 3rd largest nuclear power in the world. (#8 on this list)