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TIL Fedex keeps empty planes in the sky to be able to respond to changing freight demand quickly

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PYBPw TIL In 2014 a three-year-old was rescued after 11 days in the Siberian wilderness thanks to her puppy, which she held onto for warmth. She was found less than 100 feet from her search party.
kJPO1 TIL the Thousand-Year Rose, the world's oldest rose bush. Planted around 800 AD, it grows up the side of Hildesheim Cathedral in Germany
w0lM TIL the letter “G” was originally invented by the ancient Romans as a variant of the letter “C”, which was then used to make both “G” and “K” sounds
Ypj5B TIL Chinese Checkers is an American named adaptation of a German game that originated in Britain.
W7LEN TIL during the US Civil War 40 suspected Union sympathizers were hung and 2 shot while trying to escape in Gainesville Texas in October 1862. The killings took place after trials by a packed juries in which guilt was decided by majority vote. Most of the dead were innocent of the charges.