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TIL About Mathias Rust: A West German teenager who in 1987; sought to create an "imaginary bridge" to the Eastern Bloc by flying a Cessna 172 to the Soviet Union and landing on a bridge next to Red Square

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wLdY6 TIL In 1930, a lawyer tried to leave $50,000 in trust to build a Womanless library. “No Woman Admitted” signs were to be posted at each entrance and no works by women were to be allowed on the premises. His family successfully challenged his will after his death, and the plans were scrapped.
D1YKr TIL Allison Janney was so convincing as White House press secretary in The West Wing that she has been offered work as a political pundit many times and turned them down, reminding them that she is an actor and not strong on politics.
R5gpw TIL Jim Gordon, founding member of Derek & The Dominoes, prolific studio drummer (Beach Boys, Byrds, C,S & N, Elvis, Nilsson, Stone Poneys, Tom Petty, Ronstadt, Lennon, Harrison, and more) developed schizophrenia, and beat his 72 year old mother to death with a hammer and knife. He is still in jail.
KYmLG TIL of The Ark, a ship hired in 1633 to bring 140 English colonists to the Province of Maryland. On it's trip over the Atlantic, wine was passed out to celebrate Christmas, resulting in 30 people falling ill with fever, and 12 people dying
YKeP TIL The same fictional beer “Heisler” is featured in How I Met Your Mother, Always Sunny, Malcolm in the Middle, Star Trek: Enterprise, My Name is Earl, Weeds, Superbad, Training Day, CSI, Workaholics, New Girl, etc.