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TIL in 2012 a 80 yo lady safely landed a plane after her husband, the pilot, had an heart attack and died while flying. She had never flown before.

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GAWbG TIL there is a genetic disorder many people have with something called Lipoprotein (a), and it puts people at high risk of heart disease, heart attack, stroke, and aortic stenosis. It’s 100% genetic, can’t be corrected, and can only be treated with aggressive cholesterol control.
1dg7 TIL that, in 1844, the Philippines moved from one side of the International Date Line to the other, which means that December 31, 1844 did not exist for them.
9YKx6 TIL One third of all flight delays in Europe are caused by the French.
OOpe TIL that, according to an NYC medical examiner, “Your golden retriever might sit next to your dead body for days, starving, but the tabby won’t. Your cat will eat you right away, with no qualms at all.”
4X9x5 TIL In 1959 NASA contacted Pillsbury to create food safety management system for space travel. It is now industry standard and in practice in food establishments around the world.