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TIL a hang glider by the name of Ewa Wisnierska was updrafted into a violent storm during a practice flight. She spent over 40 minutes unconscious still strapped into her glider at 32,000 feet and survived.

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n8DG TIL when the bees in a region of China disappeared, people pollinated apple trees by hand using brushes made of chopsticks and chicken feathers. When humans pollinated, apple production increased 30-40%.
gMyEW TIL that software bugs in a radiation therapy machine were responsible for killing 3 people with high doses of radiation
5Yvbk TIL: Doritos are nachos, I'm a fucking idiot
rGPM TIL someone actually raised his son to speak Klingon as a first language. The boy ultimately stopped responding to his father, forcing him to abandon the “project” after 5 years.
8eGMV TIL Olympic hurdles for sprint in athletics are 23 cm (9 in) higher for men (107 cm / 3.5 feet) than for women (84 cm / 2.75 feet), though men are only 7.5 cm (3 in) to 15.5 cm (6 in) higher in average than women for most countries.