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TIL it is illegal to fly faster than the speed of sound over the United States.

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DDGe TIL during the 1920s, a devastating illness swept the world without known cause, attacking peoples’ brains, leaving victims speechless and motionless. The disease, known as Encephalitis Lethargica, killed nearly a million people and left millions more frozen inside their bodies. No cure was found.
0wlGy TIL that in 1910, black sailors of the Brazilian navy mutinied and gained control of all of Brazil's large battleships. They then used the threat of bombarding Rio de Janeiro to successfully force the abolition of the slavery-like conditions they suffered under in the navy.
epme4 TIL a Wisconsin man has eaten over 30,000 Big Mac hamburgers over 46 years, averaging 2 per day. He has only missed eight days in those 46 years, including when his mother died as she requested he forgo the burger in her memory.
vPVoR TIL that Minnesota Has Been Holding Onto a Captured Confederate Flag for Over a Century, and When Virginia Asked for It Back, Governor Jesse Ventura Responded: "Why?" he asked. "We won."
neVX7 TIL a 1931 production of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" used a practical effect of makeup invisible under red light and a pair of red/green lamps to transform the actor between Jekyll and Hyde.