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TIL because George Kennedy was the only actor in all four Airport movies, he was offered a role in its parody film, Airplane. He turned it down, because he "didn't want to kill off his Airport cash cow."

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8aLEb TIL that the patent for insulin was sold by the co-founders to the University of Toronto for $1 each. Their intention was that such an important medication should be affordable to all who need it. In the USA in 2016, patients were paying on average $450 per month for their prescriptions of insulin.
J16g4 TIL about Vesna Vulović who survived a 6.3-mile fall after a bomb destroyed the plane she was a flight attendant on
NXnNQ TIL Redlining is a discriminatory housing practice that started in the 1920s and is still affecting things today. This includes people who lived in the redlined neighborhoods having a life expectancy difference of up to 25 years from those who lived a mile away in a non-redlined neighborhood.
QJgoa TIL in 2011, a 75 year old Georgian woman accidentally cut off internet access to almost all of Armenia while scavenging for copper to sell as scrap
Pb0e TIL that amethyst used to be counted alongside diamonds, rubies, emeralds, and sapphires as one of the most valuable gemstones. However, an extensive supply was found in Brazil in the 18th century and the price subsequently crashed.