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TIL of Carl McCunn, a wildlife photographer who arranged to be flown out to remote Alaskan wilderness but forgot to schedule when he'd be picked up. He wrote of a plane spotting him stranded, in his excitement he accidentally gave the pilot an "All is well" signal, his diary was found with his body

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5YGdQ TIL that the coat evolved from padding known as the doublet that protected the skin of knights from chafing by armor or chainmail. Around the 14th Century, it became fashionable for nobles to wear the doublet as an outer garment as if perhaps they had just come from the battlefield.
OGANR TIL the oldest known clothing featuring the popular Houndstooth pattern dates back to as early as 1500-1200 BC.
OGew1 TIL British writer Victoria Coren Mitchell saw a therapist to address her fear of flying, but the therapist later died in a plane crash.
WkDpL TIL that Paul Revere was captured by the British on his famous midnight ride.
VM4V0 TIL that the city of Nice (France) has been firing a cannon shot everyday at noon since 1861, a tradition set by Scottish officer Thomas Coventry More who used the cannon shot to warn his wife he was coming for lunch.