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TIL Walk Off the Earth singer Sarah Blackwood was kicked off a United Airlines flight over her crying son

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awdvb TIL that in 1873, the Northern Pacific Railway renamed the city to Bismarck, in honor of German chancellor Otto von Bismarck. It is the only US state capital named for a foreign statesman
x081 TIL When helium is cooled to almost absolute zero, the lowest temperature possible, it becomes a liquid with surprising properties. It can flow against gravity and will start running up and over the lip of a glass container.
Zp8NY TIL Daikatana, a video game directed by George Romero was patched 14 years later after it's hellish and buggy launch, inspite the fact that the studio that made the game (Iron Storm) had been closed for over 9 years. All thanks to the fan community, unfortunately the game still sucks.-
GAmLJ TIL the Lincoln-Douglas debates in 1858 drew crowds of up to 16,000 people—even though they lasted three hours, with a 1-hour opening speech, a 90-minute rebuttal, and a 30-minute closing.The debates were so popular that newspapers printed full transcripts.
oRA4K TIL during World War II, the town of Pascagoula, Mississippi, was gripped by fear over a mysterious figure known as the “Phantom Barber.” Residents reported that an intruder would sneak into their homes at night and cut locks of hair from their heads while they slept.