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TIL that Waylon Jennings voluntarily gave up his seat to J. P. Richardson on the doomed flight that killed Buddy Holly

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W7GL9 TIL that in the years following WW2, Nazi German warplane designs were extensively studied and shared amongst allied powers and the Soviet Union. This resulted in the development of the Axial Thrust Engine, a design so cutting edge that its principles are still found in modern jet engines today.
vOkx TIL the venom of the Sydney funnel-web spider found in Australia can kill a man in 15 minutes by elevating blood pressure and causing the air sacs in the lungs to burst (pulmonary edema)causing the victim to effectively drown on dry land. All mammals are immune except for Primates.
gMDP4 TIL The restoration steps of Tutankhamun's golden sandal, They received it in a very bad condition, The sandal soles were completely disassembled, the sandal will be displayed in the huge hall of Tutankhamun in Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, in the next year (2021).
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