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TIL that in 1994 75 people died in a plane crash, because the pilot let his 16-year-old son sit at the controls of a Airbus A310

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PYXEg TIL that the last weekend of Saturday morning cartoons in America was aired on October 4th, 2014. The CW aired its last segment of "The Vortexx" and replaced it with a 5-hour block of educational programming called "One Magnificent Morning"
pYZ1O TIL that sniffing glue really can get you high. It can also give you brain damage, heart problems, liver damage, lung problems, and kill you in various other ways.
NwP TIL 1/3 of LBGT Youth have attempted suicide, that 4 out 5 students in public schools do not have a supportive adult, 65% of LBGT students do not feel safe at school, 41% reported violence from peers, family or strangers, and 26% of LBGT youth that come out are told are kicked out of their homes…
4evg TIL a judge dismissed animal-cruelty charges against a police officer accused of sticking his penis into the mouths of five calves in 2006, claiming a grand jury couldn’t infer whether the cows had been “tormented” or “puzzled” by the situation or even irritated that they’d been duped out of a meal.
XmNj TIL female tarantulas live up to 35 years, whereas males usually live less than a year