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TIL that the official multi-nation search for the doomed MH 370 aircraft was the largest and most expensive aviation search in history. 19 vessels and 345 aircraft sorties combed 4.6 million square kilometers of the Southern Indian Ocean for an approximated cost of US$155 million.

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eRk5 TIL Freddie Mercury’s powerful voice spanned over a four octave range.
rReWd TIL Dartmouth’s unofficial mascot is a beer keg called “Keggy the Keg.” Created in 2003, it was initially controversial but is now part of the Dartmouth culture.
OoMPX TIL that after the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, thousands of hair stylists and alpaca farmers donated over 19 warehouses worth of cut hair to absorb the spilled oil.
GAk41 TIL. The marathon distance of 26.2 miles is not the distance between Marathon and Athens, but was established by the Queen of England for the 1908 Olympics.
VMKwm TIL Nearly half of the United States GDP comes from just 5 states: CA, TX, NY, FL, and IL. California is by far the largest contributor at 1/3 of that, or nearly 15% of total US GDP.