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TIL there is one reported incident of a midair collision of a 737 and a fish.

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GYe5G TIL in 2009, police in San Jose, California engaged in a 17-hour standoff with an empty house.
J11X1 TIL in 1975 women in Iceland went on a general strike to protest employment and wage inequity.
mxl0v TIL that the original lyrics in Little Richard’s song “Tutti Frutti” were changed from “Tutti Frutti, Loose Booty” to “Tutti Frutti, aw rooty” because the term “Loose booty” was considered too scandalous.
x664b TIL of Dubay v. Wells (2006), a child support case. Dubay argued he should not have to pay child support for a child he did not want to parent. It was dismissed in appeals. Dubay was asked to appeal to the US Supreme Court, but Dubay declined.
QJyep TIL an AI named Cyc became confused by a story of a man shaving. The AI understood that people do not contain any electronic parts, but considered the man holding the electric razor as one entity, and asked if he was still a person while he was shaving.