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TIL that the Chinese use drones equipped with flame-throwers to fight trash stuck in power lines.

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ANVDB TIL that we humans have no sensors to detect low levels of oxygen unlike in movies where people gasp in oxygen depleted environments. Three seafarer were in killed in a chain locker room in a ship and the oxygen was depleted because of rust.
VMj8m TIL that Captain James Cook never actually held the rank of captain, but in 1775 was promoted to the higher rank of post-captain.
lobnr TIL the Resusci Anne (CPR doll) is based on an actual person's face, who lived over 100 years ago.
E5dX TIL Ronald Reagan carried the card containing nuclear launch codes with him in his pockets; after his attempted assassination, the card was found lying in one of his shoes outside the Emergency Room, unsecured.
0wV0p TIL the oldest known bird in the world was a sulphur-crested cockatoo called Cocky Bennett, who lived to 120. He could even recall phrases such as "one feather more and I'll fly" and "one at a time, gentlemen, please".