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TIL that a pilot was actually recorded saying “I picked a bad day to stop sniffin’ glue” shortly before his plane crashed

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R7dL8 TIL Warner Music once sued a guy from YouTube, who was defending the company's music made by Katy Perry(dark horse) against a copyright lawsuit, for playing the song on YouTube without a proper copyright. Only to find out the song he played was not Katy perry's, rather the claimant's.
DQ1PD TIL a man named John Darwin faked his death at sea for life insurance money and hid next door to his family home whilst he was presumed dead
MeZQa TIL the re-introduction of extinct Red Kite to England in the 1990s was so successful that the population has grown to the point that it's now so large that it can no longer be counted accurately. English Kites are even being used to reintroduce the bird to other European countries.
EgrW0 TIL Canada's Confederation Bridge bans cyclists and pedestrians. There is a self-service shuttle system meaning a friend can pick up an incoming cyclist or pedestrian from the bridge for a fee. The driver also pays toll and will be reimbursed if they return to the bridge in 40 minutes
5VYD TIL Texas is removing Thomas Jefferson from their history books as a founding father in favor for John Calvin.