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TIL if, in the interest of aviation safety, a pilot reports an incident that occurred due to their mistake or error, they are give immunity from any repercussions to incident

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xV8j0 TIL at the funeral of King Hussein of Jordan, both the Queen of Spain and the U.S Secretary of State had to stay outside venue because they were women. The only women allowed to enter were the ones that were heads of state.
6EG5J TIL that lottery winner Jack Whittaker was once robbed of $545,000 in cash. When asked why he would carry around that much money, he responded with “because I can”. He was later robbed for $200,000 cash.
GYWXE TIL Canada has banned members of the Westboro Baptist Church from entering their country due to hate speech.
WjmB TIL that it is illegal to NOT flush the toilet in Singapore. For failing to flush, you will be fined $150, and police officers have been known to check…
bKaj TIL there is estimated to be enough gold that could be mined from the worlds oceans to give every person alive nine pounds worth. The value would be worth about $150 trillion, or $21,000 a person