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TIL in 2005 an engineer did a cabin pressure test & forgot to put the system back to auto. 115 passengers & 5 crew later passed out mid-flight through oxygen hypoxia. When 2 F16s made visual contact they saw the last conscious air-steward wave out the window before the plane crashed into a mountain.

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4k8ro TIL that Schrödinger (famous for his "Schrödinger's cat" thought experiment) participated in a polygamous relationship with 2 other women. This relationship created a problem with work positions in universities in England and the US.
e0156 TIL that in 2014, China banned puns, saying that they create "cultural and linguistic chaos"
nWrAo TIL the use of beheading machines in Europe long predates such use during the French Revolution in 1792. An early example of the principle is found in the “High History of the Holy Grail”, dated to about 1210. Although the device is imaginary, its function is clear.
Eg7Z0 TIL Babylon is used in reggae music as a concept denoting the materialistic capitalist world. It is believed that Babylon actively seeks to exploit and oppress the people of the world, it is believed that the smoking of ganja was made illegal because this sacred herb opens minds to the truth.
gMA5b TIL: Hitler and the Nazis were big on environmentalism. The Nazis were the first European nation to establish nature reserves and order the protection of wildlife and passed numerous animal rights law. At times the soldiers were order to plant trees on the battlefield.