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TIL I learned of an autorotation, a maneuver to stop a falling helicopter during engine failure

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6EjEm TIL that the First Lady of the United States hasn't always been the president's wife. At least thirteen women who have served as First Lady were not presidents' wives.
0dpBL TIL the studio behind the movie Se7en proposed a sequel called "Ei8ht" where a suddenly psychic Morgan Freeman chases an also psychic serial killer. The idea was dropped after director David Fincher replied, "I would be less interested in that than I would in having cigarettes put out in my eyes."
4JMX TIL in 1997 two men inspired by movie “Heat” tried to rob US bank while being heavily armed and wearing custom made body armor. In deadly shootout that followed police was so outgunned that had to borrow weapons from gun store nearby. Whole shootout was captured on camera from helicopter
VMB68 TIL of liquid ass. A spray invented and sold for practical jokes. It’s smell is so disgusting, it’s used to train combat medics and to prepare them for the horrible smells of disemboweled troops.
yQKYv TIL that psychologically, people prefer avoiding losses than gaining wins; it is better to not lose $5 than to find $5. This is called Loss Aversion. Some studies even have suggested that losses are twice as powerful, psychologically, than gains.