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TIL in 1590 70 people mostly women were killed at the North Berwick Witch Trials because the king was convinced witches attacked his fleet with a storm

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yQdGp TIL in 1987, Steve Rothstein purchased an AAirpass ticket for $233,509. During the 10 years Rothstein owned the pass, he flew more than 10 million miles, earned over 40 million frequent flier miles (all of which he gave away) and made more than 500 trips to England, costing the company $21 million.
16VV8 TIL in 1978, The Beatles record company Apple sued newly founded Apple Inc. for trademark infringement and won. Part of the agreement was for Apple Inc. to never enter the music business. When they created iTunes, a new lawsuit began but The Beatles lost this time (2006).
p8ArG TIL based on a study done over a decade, Lifeboats have become the leading cause of death among modern seafarers
mGOp TIL “Huh” is the universal word, say linguists. “Huh” is not innate (other primates don’t say it), but the circumstances of its use (needing to quickly and briefly prompt another speaker to repeat herself) are universal, so languages that share no commonalities still converged on this word.
OGla6 TIL lungs don’t expand from air coming in, but the other way around: the ribcage and lungs expand FIRST, causing a negative pressure inside the lungs that makes air rush inside