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TIL of Albert Pierrepoint, England's lead hangman from the 1940's-1950's. He executed many Nazi's and other high profile murderers. He owned a pub and usually was able to carry out an execution and still make it back to open his bar on time. He once had to hang one of his regular pub customers.

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j6dWp TIL There was no hot water supply on board Apollo Lunar module or Command module so all meals were served cold. Astronauts Scott and Irwin all asked for more food to be brought as walking on the Moon required huge reserves of energy and stamina
gMyX7 TIL in 2001, two Japan Airlines aircraft carrying a total of 677 people were sent on a collision course by a trainee controller and his supervisor. The two planes only took evasive action after visually spotting each other, narrowly avoiding collision by 135 meters (443 feet).
nera9 TIL In 1942, while stranded in enemy waters, the Dutch warship HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen evaded detection by the Japanese and escaped to Australia while disguised as a tropical island.
JYG1l TIL in 2014, a woman's corpse was propped up at a table during her funeral in New Orleans. She also had her nails painted and had a glass of whiskey in her hands. Her daughters stated that this is what their mother wanted for her funeral and that guests enjoyed it.
1aXrV TIL that in 1962, developers planned to dredge 8,000 acres of Biscayne Bay in Florida to build hotels and a seaport. When a fisherman, Lloyd Miller, campaigned against the plans, those supporting the development poisoned his dog and tried to have him fired from his job at Pan American Airways.