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TIL in 2016 an astronomer convinced Alaska Airlines to shift a flight time 25 minutes so it would pass through the path of totality for a solar eclipse. They even washed all the windows on the right side of the plane.

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16kDr TIL That in the original cut of Nas "Hate Me Now" music video that aired only once, showed Nas and Diddy being crucified. Diddy, a devout Catholic, barged into the offices of Nas' former manager, Steve Stoute, with several bodyguards, and struck Stoute over the head with a champagne bottle.
j68dX TIL for the first 2 years after Marla Gibbs got cast on The Jeffersons, she kept her job as a reservations agent at United Airlines. She would work at the CBS television studio during the day and then go to United Airlines, where she worked the night shift.
J5yk TIL in 1962 Pres. Kennedy invited 49 Nobel Laureates for dinner at the White House. Kennedy remarked, “I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered at the White House, with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone.”
ZE6v TIL the saying “cut of one’s jib” is because in the 17th century, the shape of the jib sail often identified a vessel’s nationality, and hence whether it was hostile or friendly.
WkarB TIL that the 12-story Soviet embassy in Indonesia was torn down in December 1990 (a year before its dissolution) due to national security concern over a mall (Plaza Indonesia) built near the building. Always thought that the current Russian embassy was also the one used by the Soviet Union.