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TIL that a man got thrown off an American Airlines flight last year after flying into a rage over being wished “Merry Christmas.” The other passengers cheered and applauded when he got tossed.

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X05ZD TIL Whale oil was used as the main ingredient in budget margarine during and after WWII until about 1955 when rationing was ended and alternative ingredients were available.
VBAmm TIL recent evidence challenges the belief that hunting in prehistoric societies was primarily carried out by men. It is now thought that these societies developed tools, such as the spear thrower, which facilitated hunting by both women and men by reducing the importance of body size and strength.
BdOd TIL Walter White is also the name of a jazz musician who has a new album entitled “Breaking Good”
BkKd TIL Tom Hanks’ daughter, Elizabeth Hanks appeared in the film Forrest Gump. She was the little girl on the school bus that refused to let Forrest sit next to her.
4Wlo TIL of Nancy Wake, a secret agent who served Britain during WW2 and who became the Gestapo’s most wanted person. Her exploits included judo-chopping a man to death, and cycling 310 miles undetected through German territory and checkpoints to replace codes which had been destroyed in a raid.