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TIL that flight recorders, commonly referred to as "black boxes", are actually orange!

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m1pwv TIL of Bess Myerson who was the first Miss America, to be Jewish, in 1945. Reactions to her win were mixed, while Jews hailed her a hero and compared her to Queen Esther, 3 out of the 5 sponsors of Miss America refused to have her represent them. She later became a politician
0dvN1 TIL a cockatiel named Lucky was reunited with its owners after escaping 3 years earlier. It was found on a church porch and positively identified after it began whistling and dancing to the Andy Griffith Show theme song.
9wlEm TIL that back in the day, small-time gunmakers would repurpose punt guns into single-shot elephant guns for cheap, for ivory hunters that couldn't afford the expensive, purpose-built double rifles
WkN18 TIL During the Beijing Olympics, a 9-year-old girl who sang a patriotic song at the opening ceremony, was revealed to be a fake lip-syncing. The real singer was a 7-year-old girl who was kept backstage, because she was considered not good looking enough and that might’ve damaged China’s image.
oRVO8 TIL that actor Woody Harrelson's father was a convicted contract killer (hitman)