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TIL Jon Stewart’s brother Larry is the COO of the New York Stock Exchange

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QA1e TIL that a judge once tried to sue an immigrant dry cleaners for $67 Million after they “lost” his pants, claiming inconvenience, mental anguish, attorney’s fees for representing himself, and as a result of their failure to live up to a “satisfaction guaranteed” sign that was displayed in the store
j6X6n TIL that UK used to do "virginity tests" at their airports on women coming from South Asian countries, these exams used to also occur on women at British High Commissions in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. In 2021 this procedure was officially made illegal and criminalized in England and Wales
kOAe4 TIL after a unit conversion snafu, Air Canada flight 143 ran out of fuel at 41k feet. The pilot, who flew gliders in his downtime, brought the plane down on an abandoned airfield which was being used as a racing circuit and everyone got out alive with only minor injuries.
6KAZ TIL: Stubbs the cat has been the official mayor of Talkeetna Alaska for 20 years.
W7xLo TIL, that in the US military, goats are commonly used to train combat medics. Goats have become the main animal species used for this purpose after the Pentagon phased out using dogs for medical training in the 1980s.