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TIL (shamefully late) that the 'Home' key on a keyboard instantly brings you to the top of the webpage that you're browsing.

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JYrLk TIL about Aeroflot Flight 3352, a crash that happened as a result of a flight controller falling asleep and not informing a landing aircraft that the runway was occupied with maintanance personnel.
MBp0 TIL the original Mad Max (1979) movie was dubbed from Australian to American for US audiences.
Ola TIL the ancient Sumerians had 2 (grammatical) genders - human and nonhuman - and that the “human” gender included men, women, gods….. and statues.
5VOvk TIL that Pete the friend/foil/antagonist in Mickey Mouse cartoons, comics, and other media is the oldest continuous Disney character
mwwO TIL diamonds aren’t rare; their demand is a marketing invention. In 1938 De Beers hired an ad agency who arbitrarily decided that a diamond engagement ring is worth 1 month’s salary. It worked so well they increased it to 2 months’ salary. De Beers carefully restricts supply to keep the prices high.