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TIL the only news network that does not broadcast air accidents related news is CNN Airport.

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W7E14 TIL this seatbelt loop serves a real purpose - in an accident the seat belt is put under extreme pressure, the threading in the loops can rip, and the loop unfolds. This action adds a few extra inches to the belt and can absorb more energy to keep you safer and decrease the risk of injury.
ddJd TIL In the past decade about 7,800 independent (Mom & Pop ) pizza restaurants closed.
QWVp TIL that in 1958 the U.S. Air Force lost a 7,600 lb hydrogen bomb off the coast of Georgia. It’s still there.
pYJE4 TIL that Melvin Van Peebles received a loan of 50000 Dollars from Bill Cosby to complete his groundbreaking movie "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song"
9YkdQ TIL Pearl Jam's song Jeremy is based on the real-life classroom suicide of Jeremy Wade Delle of Texas, who was released from a mental hospital and sent back to school -- reportedly, once his insurance money ran out he was deemed "cured" .