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TIL Americas first public crucifixion will take place tomorrow

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ADV7g TIL British Airways used to have a fleet of Chinook Helicopters. One was involved in Europe's most deadly helicopter crash in 1986.
xrDb TIL that in 1953, Coca Cola attempted to persuade the US Treasury to mint a 7.5 cent coin; a can of Coke had been a nickel since 1886 and needed to be raised due to inflation, but they felt a dime was too much.
WE9L TIL Ohio & Minnesota have special license plates for DUI offenders
DnAv TIL The first man to fly and the first man to walk on the moon were alive at the same time. Neil Armstrong was 17 when Orville Wright died.
n5Dr TIL On average, every person older than 15 in colonial America drank the equivalent of 7 shots of alcohol PER DAY