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TIL Norway’s first aircraft hijacking was resolved after the hijacker surrendered his weapon in exchange for more beer.

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m1rGR TIL the rarest and purest Arabian horse breed is actually Egyptian
X0MYP TIL The CIA uses music to torture prisoners. Some songs include the Meow Mix commercial song, Barney & Friends theme song, Sesame Street theme song, Real Slim Shady by Eminem, and more
woGaJ TIL a single hospital has a catchment area equal to the size of one-third of Canada
8a9aV TIL that actress Olivia de Havilland, who got her first Oscar nomination in 1939 for her role in Gone With the Wind (at age 23), is still alive. She's 103.
MeXEK TIL that during the Cold War, playground equipment in the US and the USSR was made with the intent of getting children to be interested in the Space Race