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TIL that a pilot can open a jetliner's cockpit window mid-flight.

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P1OdO TIL Kenny G's recording "Going Home" is a mega-hit in China, played at the end of TV broadcasts and during the closing of shopping malls, food courts, and train stations to symbolize finishing one's activity and wrapping up for the day.
m1NgO TIL Joni Mitchell's song 'Carey' from her album 'Blue', and referenced in her song 'California' was a real person named Cary Raditz. For 50 years he avoided it. But in 2021 he finally opened up about it. Yes, there was a Mermaid Tavern, yes he took her camera, and yes he was a 'Mean Old Daddy'.
NXayP TIL that Walt Disney was like a grandfather figure to Kurt Russell. They often played ping pong together, and one of the last things Disney wrote was a note that included Russell's name. The reason for this note remains a mystery.
b6DZN TIL that "American" was the official language of Illinois from 1923 to 1969.
ADVYd TIL about the Ideal Maternity Home, a maternity home that opened in 1928 and scammed young women, forcing them to pay $500 each for their stay, then either killing their newborns through medical negligence or selling them for up to $10k per baby. It was closed down in 1947