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TIL that Air Tahiti Nui Flight 64 holds the record as the world’s longest domestic flight. The flight was between Papeete in French Polynesia and Paris (15,715 km/9,765 mi) taking 16h20. The current longest domestic flight is AF647 between Saint-Denis, Réunion and Paris (9,349 km/5,809 mi/11h40)

by whatilearned February 24, 2023, 12:10 pm

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TIL a 2019 study by Drexel University (in addition to many other studies) found that houseplants do not improve air quality or otherwise purify the air.

by whatilearned February 23, 2023, 8:43 am

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TIL that a startup genetically engineered a houseplant with the air purification power of 30 ordinary plants

by whatilearned February 23, 2023, 3:30 am

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TIL itacolumite is a rare, naturally-occurring bendable rock. Scientists are not 100% sure why the rock can bend, but postulate that it may have something to do with it being made of quartz which forms crystalline structures capable of leaving substantial air gaps in the rock.

by whatilearned February 20, 2023, 6:35 am

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TIL the pajamas that we wear today actually have a story behind it. Because during World War I air raids in England, people began donning pajamas rather than nightgowns so they would be ready to sprint outside in broad daylight and still would look presentable.

by whatilearned February 15, 2023, 10:02 pm

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TIL there can be a >135f differential between the Antarctic air temperature and the incubation temperature of emperor penguin eggs. Male emperor penguins incubate the eggs over the winter, fasting for 4 months, holding them between their feet and a super insulated down pouch until they hatch.

by whatilearned February 15, 2023, 7:39 pm

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2023 is a bad year to be a hot air balloon pilot without a radio.

by cringeyjokesman February 14, 2023, 12:14 am

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Yo Momma’s so fat, when she jumps up in the air

by cringeyjokesman February 12, 2023, 8:27 pm

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The government is reported to have invented a mind-control air freshener.

by cringeyjokesman February 11, 2023, 11:39 am

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TIL, in 1998 it took several days to bring down a rogue 25-story tall Canadian weather balloon even after two F-16s fired more than 1,000 rounds of cannon shells into it. The balloon had severe impact on trans-Atlantic air traffic as airliners were forced to divert from their projected flight paths

by whatilearned February 4, 2023, 8:51 pm

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TIL William Thornton, a doctor and the architect who designed the US Capitol Building, was summoned to George Washington’s home to treat his illness, arriving after his death. Thornton devised a plan to resurrect his corpse by inflating air into his lungs and transfusing lamb’s blood into his body.

by whatilearned February 4, 2023, 8:23 pm

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TIL that when you flush the toilet, stool particles fly up, up to five feet in the air.

by whatilearned January 29, 2023, 7:50 am

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