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TIL Boeing 737 Max airplanes Flight control run on, Collins Aerospace FCC-730 series computers, first built in 1996. Each computer features a pair of single-core, 16-bit processors that run independently of each other.

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QLBk TIL in 1950, Pope Pius XII confirmed there was no conflict between Christianity and the theory of evolution, and the Church supports the idea of theistic evolution.
R7nMa TIL Grapes are toxic to dogs
J1JZ8 TIL On Jan. 30, 1607, the water levels in the Bristol Channel in the UK suddenly rose to more than 25 feet above sea level. Water flooded towns and villages along the coast in England and Wales, causing an estimated 2000 deaths and thousands of animals drowned and farm fields of above 200sqmi ruined
0Vbv TIL of the Pronghorn, the fastest creature in the western hemisphere. It can run 57mph for 9 miles. Existing pronghorn’s running speed and endurance far outpace any living predator, likely because its original predator is now extinct. It has 300° vision and can detect movement 4 miles away.
ZvdB TIL that in 2011, Sir Peter Jackson purchased the famous Chitty Chitty Bang Bang race car and has been seen driving it around Wellington, NZ. He will also give children a ride in the car for a donation to charity.