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TIL the Airbus 340 is the only airline passenger jet with no accidents

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rRB4y TIL In a 2019 Gallup poll, Americans rated the honesty and ethics of different professions: Nurses (85%) at the top for the 18th year in a row, followed by Engineers (66%) and Medical Doctors (65%); and Car salespeople (9%) at the bottom, just under Members of Congress (12%) and Senators (13%).
pEbQ TIL Humans have an instinctual biochemical reaction to baby features in animals - big eyes, proportionately big heads, etc. - that produces maternalistic emotions. Disney has exploited this instinct in every movie.
b9WNj TIL in 2012 the town of Dull (Scotland) was paired as a twin-town with Boring (Oregon, USA). Later, in 2013, they were joined by Bland (Australia) and the three now form the "Trinity of Tedium", officially the "League of Extraordinary Communities".
WXVB TIL that when CBS refused to fund the music video for “Beat It,” Michael Jackson filmed the video on LA’s Skid Row, using 80 real members from the Crips and Bloods.
l79dV TIL The small island nation of Nauru has accumulated an outstanding record in international sport through its weightlifting programme and earned Olympic Diplomas for athletes finishing in the top eight at the Games