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TIL that paper as we know it today (from wood pulp) was invented by a Canadian.

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kJL8d TIL Alaska is larger than all of Scandinavia
Xndj TIL that astronauts must have good airflow around them when they sleep. If not, they may wake up gasping for air and oxygen deprived because a bubble of their own Carbon Dioxide has formed around their heads.
JYBvB TIL that the Indian Government refused to pass on meteorological information about a cyclone to their rival, Pakistan. The cyclone went on to kill over half a million people in East Pakistan (Today Bangladesh).
REV6 TIL that Pope Benedict XVI enjoyed flying helicopters, had a helicopter’s pilot’s license, but he did not have a driver’s license.
rNlZo TIL the Avianca airplane crash of 1990 was caused in part due to the pilots not declaring a fuel emergency to the aircraft controllers. They never actually use the word "emergency," so they flew around in holding patterns and eventually ran out of fuel