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TIL in the 1980's American Airlines realized most people were not eating the olive from the salad. Cutting one olive from salad saved them $40,000 a year

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alOZ TIL that Jonathan Winters’ career started as a result of losing his wristwatch. He couldn’t afford a new one, but his wife persuaded him to perform in a talent contest where first prize was a wristwatch, feeling certain he could do so. His performance led he to him winning the watch.
5YOln TIL In 1990 Sinéad O'Connor refused to give a concert in New Jersey, because the organizers insisted on playing the American National Anthem before her act. Frank Sinatra then threatened to "kick her in the ass" and New Jersey prohibited her from ever singing in that concert hall again.
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Oo8jg TIL The deadliest natural disaster in American history was the 1900 Galveston Hurricane. Historians estimate in between 6,000 to 12,000 fatalities from the hurricane and caused Galveston's fall from being a major city in the US.