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TIL the founder of ValueJet, whose company was shut down over fatal accidents, is now the CEO of Allegiant Air.

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44pb TIL there is an inconspicuous looking stream in England, that no one has ever survived falling into.
aWVN TIL Wikipedia doesn’t even need that much money
8aLpK TIL that pine trees can produce a soapy foam after a heavy rainfall, due to rain water dissolving chemicals from the tree bark as it flows down the stem of the tree.
jelM TIL in order to test the “shock value” of the corpse featured in “Psycho”, Hitchcock placed it inside Janet Leigh’s dressing room and listened to how loud she screamed when she found it.
myDo TIL when the Pentagon called one the original Five Guys Burgers and Fries restaurants requesting delivery service, one of the founders (Jerry Murrell) declined to bend the rules for their request and instead ordered a 22-foot-long banner that said ‘ABSOLUTELY NO DELIVERY.’