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TIL that Israel's flag carrier El Al is the only commercial airline to equip its planes with missile defense systems to protect its planes against surface-to-air missiles

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7rvZ TIL one of the most dangerous books ever made, “Shadows From the Walls of Death,” simply contains samples of arsenic-infused wallpapers.
mxXbO TIL the gentleman from “it ain’t much but it’s honest work” is an expert in no till farming and has been published many times. No till farming reduces erosion and is more sustainable than traditional farming techniques.
8axaP TIL it is possible to distinguish the parts of Berlin that were formerly West and East from the space: “East” Berlin uses sodium vapor lamps which produce a yellow color, whilst “West” Berlin uses fluorescent lamps produce a white color.
5VDRQ TIL that Tommy Wiseau made another movie last year, that nobody's talked about, and I'm dying to know if it has cult status potential
5VQYB TIL Johnny Cash’s Hurt was a cover of NIN