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TIL That in 1974 a US Army Private stole a helicopter and landed it at the White House…Twice.

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d7aZ TIL a woman won $1.3 million lottery.She hid it from her husband and immediately divorced him to avoid giving him half. He found out and sued. Due a Family Code statute that penalizes spouses for falsifying data about their property during divorce, judge ordered her to give him 100% of the winnings.
nWNNW TIL most cashiers in the US are not allowed to sit (as opposed to in the rest of the world)
Oo64g TIL Chipotle peppers are just mature smoked jalapenos
GYJwE TIL in 2012 there was a massive solar flare, at least as powerful as the Carrington event in 1859. It could have devastated the electrical grid and even disabled the water supply, but missed Earth by a week. The chance of another hit was 12% in the next 10 years. "We need to be prepared."
nee4G TIL In the Star Trek TOS episode “The Conscience of the King”, in the 1960’s-style cocktail party scene, the party music is a subdued version of Star Trek theme song, meaning the Star Trek theme song exists within the Star Trek universe.