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TIL that movie trailers are so-called because they used to be played AFTER a movie

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XEOYE TIL in 2006 a woman farted on a plane and tried to cover up the smell by lighting matches. When passengers alerted crew they could smell burning the flight made an emergency landing and the FBI were called in to conduct an investigation
6peQ TIL that during WWII, Coca-Cola lobbyist Ben Oehlert convinced the government to allow their product to be given to the troops as an alternative to alcohol in order to be excused from sugar rationing, thus potentially saving the company from going under.
aw5YA TIL the Soviets helped foster conspiracy theories around JFK's death in order to sway public opinion away from the US government
16Rrd TIL Time magazine was the first to introduce the name "World War II"
0wneL TIL that during the last few months for jazz legend John Coltrane’s death, he would take the sax out of his mouth during performances and start beating his chest, chanting, yodeling, and screaming. Sometimes Coltrane felt like even his sax couldn’t truly express what he wanted to say.