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TIL that humanity’s first flight was shorter than the wing span of a Boeing 747

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nM5d TIL Dr. Seuss was once challenged to help combat illiteracy in children. So he wrote the book, ‘The Cat in the Hat.’ It took him nine months and only using 236 words to completed it.
n6pG TIL The doctor who discovered that hand washing prevented the spread of disease was thrown in a mental institution for his crazy ideas.
nWyx7 TIL it's been observed that pilot fish can form sort of symbiotic relationships with sharks. In fact, if their shark is caught, the pilot fish will follow the boat that took it and become distressed when it can't find it or isn't near its "ghost" shark.
1aZeV TIL The blue raspberry flavor was created by the makers of ICEEs in 1970 to distinguish raspberry from their popular cherry flavor
YWgW TIL NASA stated that the use of nuclear power saved an average of over 1.8 million lives between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution though reduced coal usage.