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OoDAY TIL that a man in Japan in 1933 jumped into a volcano crater to end his life. Over the next two years hundreds would also jump before a barrier was erected to prevent people from jumping.
wL1rW TIL in the 1930s, bridge construction projects expected one fatality for every $1 million in cost. So, the Chief Engineer of the Golden Gate Bridge enacted the most stringent safety measures in history. He even formulated diets to help fight dizziness and sauerkraut juice “cures” for hangovers.
PYWAg TIL an Eastern Air Lines flight crashed because the entire crew was so occupied with a burnt-out landing gear light that they failed to notice that autopilot had disconnected.
b9Ly9 TIL Memorial Day was started by freed slaves to honor soldiers who died during the civil war
VMBY8 As America has turned away from searching for extraterrestrial intelligence, China has built the world’s largest radio dish for precisely that purpose.