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TIL the US military modified a C130 with rockets so it could land in and take off from a football stadium, in Iran, to rescue hostages.

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m1XmE TIL that the name for a group of hamsters is a "horde".
N77E8 TIL the Miss South Carolina teen who became an internet meme for her incomprehensible answer contemplated suicide after her pageant flub
nvPG TIL A man named Joe Lozito fought off a serial killer on a subway of New York, while police were aware they stood behind the conductors doors until Lozito disarmed him, the NYPD apparently has no duty to protect the citizens of New York
N7jOE TIL in 1976, 2 NASCAR Cars raced in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
m1GJO TIL of Philip Spivak, a Republican Chicago-area attorney who lost running for County Judge, then changed his name to Shannon O'Malley, switched to the Democratic party, and won the same election 8 years later