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TIL: Post 9/11, every major US airline that exists today declared bankruptcy.

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W7k6d TIL that in 1912, after the sinking of the RMS Titanic, crewmen on its sister ship RMS Olympic went on strike over its small number and poor quality of lifeboats
p8brO TIL if you rub fresh garlic on the soles of your feet, about an hour later you can actually taste the garlic. This is because the molecule that causes garlic's smell, allicin, is small enough to penetrate the skin and blood vessels, where it goes all the way up to your mouth and nose.
W76EA TIL former Florida Governor and Senator Bob Graham spent 921 days working regular jobs during his career. He wanted to understand how jobs were like from the perspective of the workers.
VB1mD TIL that ginkgo trees are a symbol of hope and tenacity in Japan, as they were one of the few living things to survive the nuclear bomb at Hiroshima.
wL6pM TIL out of the three different types of lightning, ground to cloud lightning is the rarest, but the most dangerous. The reason why it is called “ground to cloud” is that the flash itself comes up from the ground.