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TIL There is an abandoned Apache 160 airplane in a skatepark in Detroit. According to its registration number, it was registered in 2019, but has been sitting abandoned since at least May 2020 when it was found by a documentary maker.

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Zpk64 TIL of Jack Parson, a rocket scientist who was involved in the religion of Thelema and whose wife ran off with L Ron Hubbard after they conned him of his savings to buy three boats
woGbP TIL In Cheongju, South Korea, a gang of thieves rented a hotel and spent a month digging a secret tunnel to gain access to a nearby oil pipeline in order to siphon it. They've managed to dug 10 meters deep and reached the pipeline, but a police raid caught them before they could steal any oil.
YpLkB TIL Away from home, Dickens would realign his bed to face north, and he had to be facing north before he could write, as he felt this would foster his creativity.
obeA TIL In 2010, the Republic of Fiji lost its declaration of independence, and so had to ask Britain for a photocopy
kJoQ7 TIL former Italian football goalkeeper Davide Capello survived a 30 meter (100 foot) fall during a bridge collapse while driving his car in 2018. He walked away unscathed.