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TIL of ‘The Terminal Man’ who lived in a Paris airport for 18 years.

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R7yQw TIL Sarah Forbes Bonetta was a Yoruba princess from West Africa who was orphaned and enslavved at age 5 by nearby Dahomey invaders who intended to kill her in a human sacrifice. She became Queen Victoria's goddaughter after a British Royal Navy captain convinced Dahomey's King to spare her life
M719K TIL that 'smooth brain' is a real medical malfunction where people have brains that lacks the typical bumps and folds. The medical term is 'lissencephaly'.
1PrO TIL that the last execution by electric chair in the United States before Furman v. Georgia was done to James D. French whose last words before his death were “How’s this for your headline? ‘French Fries’”.
l7RkA TIL that airplane emergency exit doors are impossible to open mid flight, because due to pressure, it would take 24,000 pounds of force to open the door.
X0b8 TIL That the Quaker Oats company financed the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory film as a product tie-in for their Wonka-brand candy