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TIL the plane in the 1983 “Gimli Glider” incident was repaired and regularly used until 2008

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jkRM TIL of Neal Loving; an African American who learned to fly in the segregated 40’s, founded his own flying school, designed at least 5 aircraft, flew one on an international tour, taught aviation mechanics and did it all after losing both legs in a glider accident.
Y7noG TIL that herbs are the fresh part of the plant while spice is the dried root, stalk, seed or fruit of the plant and is almost always dried not fresh.
Lk4B0 TIL that almost 90% of "Indian" restaurants in the UK are actually Bangladeshi
J1vV TIL - Josh Wolf served 226 days in prison, longer than any other journalist in U.S. history has served for protecting source materials.
R5De1 TIL the common ancestor of all vertebrates had not 3 but 4 cones for detecting color. Most mammals later lost 2 cones from being nocturnal and primates evolved one back after that!