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TIL that during broad daylight, the planet Venus appeared in the sky above Abraham Lincoln's inauguration; March 4th, 1865

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a8e9A TIL there is a death metal band called Hatebeak. Their singer is an African grey parrot.
R5JQl TIL of the "sterile cockpit" or "sterile flight deck" rule. When an aircraft is operating during a critical phase of the flight (anytime they're below 10,000 feet), the crew is only allowed to engage in conversation related to the safe operation of the aircraft
loBXB Today I learned that Mel Brooks rigged up an extra finger for himself when he made his hand print in front of the Chinese Theater.
gr068 TIL that 50% of Roger Federer's name is "er"
dAdK TIL that in 1997 a 23 year old French man took the identity of 16 year old missing child from San Antonio, Texas. Which got him from Spain, to America, got him a U.S. citizenship and fooled the family that he was their child.