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TIL In the 1980s American Airlines sold tickets for unlimited travel (priced around 250000 dollar). One passenger, over a period of 10+ years, traveled more than 10 million miles, accumulated over 40 million frequent flier miles (all of which he gave away), and cost the airline more than $21 million

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E1eyV TIL that Anakin Skywalker was at least minimally proficient in understanding and speaking Droid.
WkG89 TIL a 1485 poem describes the knight who killed Richard III as having 'shaved the boar's head.' This was thought to be a metaphor for beheading until his bones were discovered. The back of Richard III's skull had been sliced off. According to a French chronicler, it had been done with a halberd.
8eEJ4 TIL: Dawn, the preferred detergent for cleaning oil spills, ironically derives its grease fighting power from petroleum derived chemicals
5VxR8 TIL not a single person who has been born blind has ever been diagnosed with Schizophrenia. Scientists believe there is a protective factor between congenital blindness and schizophrenia
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