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TIL In WWII, U.S. heavy bomber pilots would make ice cream by strapping buckets of ice cream mix to their planes before missions. The cold and turbulence of the flight would churn the mix into ice cream by the time they landed.

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OogJe TIL that in the 1940s President Johnson,at the time a Congressman, used to drive around with a snake in his trunk because he believed black people were scared of snakes. He used to go to fuel stations get served by black guys and make them open the trunk and he was almost beaten with a tire iron
wLOx8 TIL Robert Plant once donated $10k to a radio station promising never to play Stairway to Heaven. When asked why, he said it wasn't that he didn't like the song, but he'd heard it before.
p8EQ8 TIL the song Hook by the Blues Traveler is literally about nothing. The lyrics state that the words have no meaning and are completely random but the inflection and music bed is all that matters. It is a stab at producers wanting catchy $$$ making songs and in turn, became one.
78Mnp TIL air vents are typically placed below windows
mx8Rv TIL that Leicester City Council in England was forced to admit that it was 'not ready' for a zombie invasion by a concerned citizen.