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TIL that the oldest living chicken was also in a magic act and met Jay Leno on The Tonight Show

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dDJ4E TIL I learned of the existence of Intercourse, PA. A small, yet charming town of ~1500 whose sign posts are the frequent target of thieves, for whatever reason. Located just 15 minutes from the quaint Blue Ball, PA, and 40 minutes from the Pleasureville Historic District.
VMAWQ TIL --Christmas 2013 more than 250 passengers on Calgary-bound flights were part of a "Christmas miracle" done by WestJet. Santa Claus appeared on life-size screens at boarding gates and asked passengers what they wanted for Christmas. When the planes landed the gifts were on the baggage carousel.
gMpxW TIL Charlemagne may have been killed by his tablecloth. He liked it because he could throw it into a fire to clean it. He died of pleurisy, one of the effects of asbestos exposure.
RBQa TIL the British successfully destroyed a Nazi drydock by ramming a ship filled with six tons of explosives into it, leaving the ship wedged in the gates until the timers detonated the explosives.
mxepp TIL fake Halloween 'cobwebs' trap a lot of wild birds every year.