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TIL about Brooke Greenberg, a girl who never aged. She died at the age of 20 still looking like a toddler.

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JV94 TIL a disgruntled employee attempted to hijack and crash a FedEx flight using hammers and a speargun. Despite their traumatic head injuries, one pilot flew the plane upside down while the other grappled with the assailant until he was subdued. Both pilots lived and managed to land the plane safely
lkLa TIL The term “spam” meaning internet junk is derived from a Monty Python skit. Spam makers Hormel, while never happy with the use of the word spam for junk email, have been supportive of the sketch and issued a special tin of Spam for the Broadway premiere of Spamalot based on Monty Python.
Yodx TIL foxes use the Earth’s magnetic field to target prey beneath the snow
Bdad TIL that in 1000, Spain had over 5,000,000 Muslims. By 1614, every Muslim was either forced to convert, leave, or be killed by Catholic monarchs.
78ZM TIL The total weight of all the ants on Earth is about the same as the weight of all the humans on earth.