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TIL that since it became an independent country in 1825, Bolivia has had more than 190 revolutions and coups

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7rnXp TIL of Federal Express Flight 705. In April 1994, a disgruntled, suicidal employee tried to hijack and down the plane, brutally attacking the crew with a hammer. The wounded captain put the DC-10 in a dive and rolled it to incapacitate the attacker before landing successfully.
8aA6b TIL about Leo major, a Canadian soldier who captured 100 German soldiers at d-day and later in Holland captured a city all by himself.
X0XR TIL when you see something for the first time then start to see it everywhere, it is called the ‘Baader-Meinhof phenomenon’.
69GDl TIL that during the Carrington event of 1859, some telegraph operators were still able to communicate with each other despite both sides having the power disconnected due to the strong electric current induced by the solar storm
R55kl TIL that in the 1920s, canned turtle soup was considered a delicacy in England and turtle riding was a major draw card in the 50s