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TIL the helicopter takedown in “live free or Die Hard” was done by launching an actual car into an actual helicopter (outer shell) with only CGI used to add debris and explosions

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4XRjJ TIL that the pyramids were not built by slaves but by well-nourished, payed workers
yKGX TIL 1930 life expectancy was 60 and Social Security Retirement age was 65. Today, it is 78 and 65 respectively.
OG7Y TIL that some birds can be born and exist as gynandromorphs, meaning that they have both genders as well as male and female appearances, divided laterally
LkRNm TIL Costa Rica don't have military
BrLRy TIL: about Gain Of Function research, or the modification of dangerous viruses to become deadlier and more transmissible. Advocates argue it can help ready us to identify pandemics easier, critics say we're risking millions of lives. A moratorium on GoF research was ended in 2019.