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TIL That a Johnny Cash statue will replace a Confederate figure on Capitol Hill

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XEvYX TIL about Empress Wu - China’s one and only female ruler. Harshly demonized by her contemporary historians during the Tang Dynasty, she was an ambitious and steadfast leader who strived to allow women the same rights as men.
6EEaJ Yes, it’s true that most jetliners are certified for automatic landings, called “autolands” in pilot-speak. But in practice they are rare. Fewer than 1 percent of landings are performed automatically, and the fine print of setting up and managing one of these landings is something I could talk about all day. If it were as easy as pressing a button, I wouldn’t need to practice them twice a year in the simulator or periodically review those tabbed, highlighted pages in my manuals. In a lot of respects, automatic landings are more work-intensive than those performed by hand. The technology is there if you need it for that foggy arrival in Buenos Aires with the visibility sitting at zero, but it’s anything but simple.
YjXr TIL A woman collapsed and lay on the floor of a hospital E.R for 45 minutes as hospital staff ignored her. A janitor mopped the floor around her as she vomited blood. She was then arrested by police for causing a disturbance and died on the stretcher.
0wVnM TIL - In 2019 Turkey set a world record by planting 11 million tree saplings; 3 months later, 90% were dead because they had been planted in the wrong season, and there hadn't been enough rain that year to support them.
vkOD TIL There were ancient stone tablets in Japan’s recent tsunami struck areas with inscriptions “Do not build your homes below this point!”