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TDIL: Russia Had Its Own 'Miracle on the Hudson' Despite Pilot Error

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OGYKX TIL The US Geologic Survey analyzes twitter data that can often identify earthquakes faster than their own sensors as well as filter out false positives from their sensors.
epwBE TIL that penguin colonies can be discovered and tracked from space by observing the droppings they leave on the ground
P1KaZ TIL That heading directly to the curb is not the safest path to avoid an oncoming vehicle.
X0XBP TIL about boredom room, an employee exit management strategy whereby employees are transferred to another department where they are assigned meaningless work until they become disheartened and resign. This strategy is commonly used in countries that have strong labor laws, such as France and Japan.
wL5W1 TIL a casket is rectangular and a coffin is hexagonal. The tapered ends of a coffin saves a bit of cost because it uses less material to make.