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TIL that JetBlue and Southwest are the only major US airlines with no fatalities

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RVZj TIL Australia has a War Memorial for all the animals who have died during armed conflict.
VD8D TIL if the federal government replaced the $1 bill with the $1 coin (and the US population accept the non paper currency), it would save the government approximately $184 million a year, or $5.5 billion over 30 years
1Zo4 TIL of Szechuan Buttons… an edible plant that causes a sensation “a little north of Pop Rocks, and south of putting a 9-volt battery in your mouth.”
yQBOM TIL that the emojis in some Twitter hashtags are called “Hashflags”, and it can cost $1 Million and up for brands and advertisers to buy one.
R5mV6 TIL in 456 BCE Aeschylus, the father of Greek tragedy, was killed after an eagle dropped a tortoise on his head. According to Pliny, Aeschylus had been avoiding a prophecy which foretold that one day a house would fall on him and take his life.