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TIL I learned that in 2002, two airplanes collided in mid-air killing everyone aboard. Two years later, the air traffic controller was murdered as revenge.

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OVE1 TIL that a Labrador Retriever service dog pulled his disabled owner into the recovery position after he was struck unconscious, then covered him with a blanket. Retrieved his mobile phone and pushed it against his face, and only left his owner to fetch help once he had regained consciousness.
J1PDV TIL women get smegma too
418N TIL : THAT THE FBI Had 12-Page File On George Carlin Because He Made Jokes About Government
NXARJ TIL South Korean support for Korean Reunification has been decreasing over the years. In the 1990s, over 80% of people in government polls viewed reunification as essential. By 2011 that number had dropped to 56%. In 2017, 72.1% of South Koreans in their 20s viewed reunification as unnecessary.
D155V TIL that pre-electricity theatre spotlights produced light by directing a flame at calcium oxide (quicklime). These kinds of lights were called limelights and this is the origin of the phrase “in the limelight” to mean “at the centre of attention”.