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TIL there are only three artists who have achieved a Top 40 hit in every decade since the 1980s: Michael Jackson, Madonna, and Weird Al Yankovic

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P1JGw TIL that the 2020 Beirut explosion left approximately 300,000 people homeless.
wL8mo TIL there has been so much human feces in the San Francisco BART escalators that it causes them to stop working
OG4RY TIL 4-yr-old Cecelia Cichan was the sole survivor of the deadliest aviation accident to have only one survive (NW Airlines Flight 2550). Her mom, dad, brother, & 153 others total died. She was found still belted in her seat, faced down with 3rd-degree burns & fractures to her skull, collarbone & leg
aO8o TIL Pepsi ran a sweepstakes to win $1 billion in 2003, and paid $10 million for insurance against someone actually winning the grand prize.
yQLgw TIL that when people complained of long baggage claim waits, Houston airport — rather than speeding up wait times — made flyers walk further to reach their belongings. Service was then perceived to be quicker and better.