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TIL in 2000 a Korean couple spent their life savings to bring a Pan Am 747 to Seoul and set it up as a restaurant. The restaurant failed, leaving the couple living in a hut below the airplane. The 747 was torn down for scrap metal in 2010.

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a8pkJ TIL. Coral isn’t a plant nor stone; coral is a group of animals!
x61vD TIL Before becoming an international sensation The Beatles were rejected by Decca records because their executives thought guitar groups are on the way out.
W7MZd TIL about the submarine USS Chopper, which in 1969 suffered an electrical failure while diving, causing it to point nearly vertically down and almost approach crushing depth. During the crew's efforts to regain control, the submarine eventually shot up nose up, nearly completely out of the water.
ADJXx TIL a Danish company modified a version of thale cress (plant), that changes from green to red when being near landmines, because of the nitrogen dioxide gas released from landmines. This way you can detect landmines and save lives.
kJnE TIL that Scotland’s national animal is the Unicorn.