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TIL it has been proven that rear-facing seats on planes are safer in the event of a crash, however due to passenger discomfort and costs they are only common in military aircraft

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7MLP TIL That not just one, but two wars were started because someone threw someone out of a window in Prague.
Z8W7R TIL a 2014 study found out that out of 24 late-model pickup trucks studied only two, the 2014 Ram 3500 and Ford F-450, both with dual rear wheels, were able to have their beds filled with water without overloading.
LyMd TIL In 1986, a team of Canadian researchers exhumed the body of William Brane, a sailor who died 140 years earlier during the Franklin Expedition of 1846. After being removed from the permafrost and thawed, the body was still flexible, and intestinal flora were found still living inside.
aZR0 TIL in 1999 Alec Wildenstein had the most expensive divorce in history with a settlement of $3.8 billion. During the divorce the judge stipulated that Mrs. Wildenstein couldn’t spend any of the money on cosmetic surgery (During the marriage she spent $4 million on surgery to look like a cat)
ggg7 TIL in 1973 a helicopter landed in Dublin’s Mountjoy prison exercise yard, the guards assumed it was a surprise inspection until three IRA prisoners got in and escaped as a guard, who realized a Jailbreak was happening in front of his eyes, shouted, ‘Close the gates!’