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TIL that some airlines require a pilot and co-pilot to consume different meals from each other, in case one makes you sick

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rNN9e TIL in 1999, Danish physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 38 mph (61 kmph), and was later able to stop it completely, manipulate it, even move it to a different location.
d89Z TIL In a study of almost 500 students that examined how gifted students are viewed by their peers, gifted boys were found to be the most popular, gifted girls the least.
kay5 TIL The spanish empire tried to ban slavery and cruelty towards the indians as early as 1542. However local new world aristocrats were outraged and revolted against the law. Spanish authority never enforced it
8egQP TIL that the Japanese 1 yen coin is so light, it can float in water
ANgpd TIL about Scottish guitarist Bert Jansch whose uncredited work influenced Paul Simon, Jimmy Page, and Neil Young. A true folk vagabond, Jansch didn’t even own a guitar in his early career, only playing venues that were willing to lend him one.