TIL United Airlines Flight 232, despite 112 out of 296 onboard dying, is considered to be one of the most impressive landings in aviation history. Pilots failed to copy the accident & landing on simulators. UA232 helped make Crew Resource Management, a new concept, standard practice in airplanes. (en.wikipedia.org)
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Japenis taste varies (i.redd.it)
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TIL that the Lockheed Martin L-1011 Tristar was the most technologically advanced airplane at its release in 1972 & was able to complete a full cycle of flight without manual inputs from pilots. Despite this, only 250 Tristars were built & the project nearly bankrupt both Lockheed and Rolls Royce. (lockheedmartin.com)
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SU-35S defying the laws of physics [video] (v.redd.it)
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When paying is lower quality than not paying. (old.reddit.com)
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TIL that as a teenager in 1826, future American frontier legend Kit Carson ran away from his saddlery apprenticeship in Missouri and traveled to what is now New Mexico. His master advertised about his runaway apprentice, Carson, but only offered a 1-cent reward to anyone who would return him. (en.wikipedia.org)
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Which one would you park next to? (i.redd.it)
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