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TIL: According to a 2016 study, having a first-class section on an airplane quadruples the chances of an air rage incident. Furthermore, loading economy passengers through first class doubles the chances again.

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mXpo TIL in 1978 the core structure of the 59 story Citigroup Center in New York City was quietly reinforced after it was determined the skyscraper would fall over in high winds
aRDb TIL that Kassi Manlan, the representative for the World Health Organization in Burundi, was murdered by colleagues and senior members of the Burundian police and security services after Dr. Manlan discovered that malaria funds were being diverted to private bank accounts.
M7EbW TIL of Harriet, a tortoise owned by Steve Irwin's Australia zoo that was estimated to be 175 years old when she died in 2006. Reportedly collected from the Galapagos by C.Darwin, she first arrived in Australia in the mid 19th century. For over 100 years, she was mistaken for a male and named Harry
neoeo TIL that in the 17th century, lacking chemical tests (and knowledge of disease transmission), Italian physician and autopsy pioneer Antonio Valsalva sometimes tasted the fluids he encountered in cadavers in an effort to better characterize them. "Gangrenous pus does not taste good," he wrote.
VMM9k TIL If you need to call 911, but are scared to because of someone in the room, you can call 911 and ask to order a pizza, they confirm you know it is 911, you say yes. Continue ordering the pizza, ask how long before it's ready, they give you the ETA of nearest officer. Everyone should know this.