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TIL of John Allen Chau , a 26 year old Christian missionary from Alabama. Chau was killed while trying to convert people of an uncontacted tribe on an island in the north Indian Ocean.

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6r6Q TIL a 12 year old French boy faked his own kidnapping, going so far as to lie to police, saying he was taken by a cheek-scarred villain, all so that he wouldn’t have to go to the dentist.
ZOBG TIL An Air Canada flight was asked by Australian authorities to investigate an emergency beacon. The plane, with 270 people, flew at 4000 feet as crew and passengers used binoculars to locate a stranded sailor, who was later rescued by police. The flight landed safely in Sydney, 90 minutes delayed.
o9lK TIL Grover Davis survived “revolutionary suicide” at Jonestown because he was hearing impaired and missed the announcement over the loud speaker to assemble in the pavilion and drink poison.
jNMgR Til that the bailiff Petir Hawkins-Bird on Judge Judy makes one million dollars a year.
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