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TIL: Man who grounded 4,000 planes on 9/11 was on first day of his job

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NXrJQ TIL that “acclimation societies” used to intentionally introduce non-native species into new environments. House sparrows and starlings were introduced to the US this way. There are now 200 million starlings in North America, and they are listed as one of the 100 worst invasive species.
8eLjb TIL Michael Jackson frequently used to prank call Russell Crowe even though the two had never met
1Z0r TIL at least 310 schools in the U.S. are receiving tens of millions of dollars in public funding through school voucher programs to teach creationism.
VMQ0G TIL between '87 and '92 six Boeing aircraft had complete engines just fall off in flight, and three of those times the other engine on the wing was knocked off as well.
l7DKK TIL: That the Mixtecs milked murex sea snails for a purple dye called tixinda instead of crushing them like the Romans did for Tyrian purple.