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TIL United Airlines has no provision in their Contract of Carriage to remove a passenger from an oversold flight, only to deny them boarding the flight.

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OoO8g TIL Ford created the iconic Jeep design
9VeQ TIL that Alan Turing dabbled in embryology, proposing the existence of molecules called morphogens that diffuse within embryos and control how they develop; the people who confirmed his proposal won a Nobel Prize.
VVm4 TIL that creator of LSD lived up to 102.
Z8gVv TIL about garum, a popular condiment in ancient Rome. Garum was a type of fish sauce that was widely used in everyday cooking, came in different flavors, and even had a kosher version.
VMgl4 TIL more and more people are booking cruises on cargo ships. Passengers like it because they are less crowded, there are less distractions, and you can go on routes traditional cruise ships don't frequent