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TIL the Turkish Airlines give a special 50% discount to family members of martyrs

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7Mjp TIL that in 1946 an African American man impersonated Adolf Hitler and wrote letters to American fascists and Nazi supporters asking for money to fund a surprise attack.
ANKDl TIl that it is impossible to actually sink in quicksand.
mKnY TIL when American troops were asking ‘American’ trivial questions to flush out German infiltrators in WWII, that American brigadier general Bruce Clarke was held at gunpoint for five hours after he said the Chicago Cubs were in the American League
Bg0ox TIL that Flint, MI switched its water supply to the Flint River in order to save $5M a year. The ensuing water crisis later led to a $626.25M settlement.
NedM TIL when Little Nell, who played Columbia in Rocky Horror, was 18, she worked as a shoe salesperson in London, alongside a young Freddy Mercury.