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TIL The Pope’s aircraft is known as “Shepherd One”.

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R7xPj TIL Actress Jennifer Jason Leigh was born Jennifer Leigh Morrow, daughter of actor Vic Morrow who was decapitated by a helicopter while filming Twilight Zone: The Movie
1aa8d New research finds it stimulates a pleasant form of mind-wandering.
J1J1j TIL in 1958, King Saud of Saudi Arabia plotted to assassinate Egyptian President Nasser by shooting down his flight to Cairo. When Nasser made his speech, he waved the cheque used to pay for his assassination to the crowd
W7RmA TIL of the Zone of Death an area in the United States where one can legally get away with murder
mR8x TIL University of Cambridge researchers studying animal cooperation found elephants learned even faster than chimps; “elephants’ understanding of the need to cooperate shows that they belong in an ‘elite group’ of intelligent, socially complex animals.”