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TIL: At the age of 76, Holocaust survivor Liviu Librescu gave his life to protect 23 students during the Virginia Tech massacre. After his death, he was honored with the highest civil order Romania can bestow, the Order of the Star of Romania.

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9MYQ TIL that the Hawaiian island of Niihau has a population of 130, comprised of native Hawaiians. It is closed off to non-Hawaiians with the exception of a few tours and hunting safaris. On the island they speak Hawaiian and at the school they are taught to survive off of the island’s resources.
wLN6J TIL that commercial airline pilots help make weather forecasts more accurate
xxN1 TIL the world’s shortest commercial flight - between two Scottish islands - takes just 47 Seconds, spans only 1.7 miles, and costs $30.
69Nw8 TIL that astronauts eat steak and eggs before a flight because it's filling and low on dietary fiber so they won't have to poop during the mission
9L9r TIL of the Rosenhan Experiment, a study that showed that many doctors in psychiatric hospitals cannot actually distinguish people with actual mental illness from those faking it.