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TIL that when Disneyland opened, visitors had the option of arriving by highway or skyway (helicopter). However in 1968, 12 years after Disneyland opened,the skyway ended after a crash took the lives of 23 people (20 passengers and 3 crew members), the worst civilian helicopter crash in U.S. history

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GYMX5 TIL it is illegal in Alabama to play cards on Sunday. According to section 13A-12-1 of the Alabama code, those who break this rule shall be fined not less than $10.00 nor more than $100.00, and may also be imprisoned for maximum three months.
wo6D6 TIL that a full-time banker played at the 2010 World Cup. New Zealand's Andrew Barron featured as a substitute in their match against Italy, becoming the first non-professional footballer to participate in the tournament
j6dj TIL A family foreclosed a bank for trying to foreclose them illegally, and then not paying the legal fees when the family won.
k4W5 TIL Confucius has a known direct descendant - a great-great-(plus 74 more “great"s)-grandson - who advises the Chinese government.
9Yb17 TIL the surface pressure of Venus is so high that it would collapse the hull of modern military submarines. The surface pressure on Venus is over 90 bar which is equivalent to 900 meters below the surface of the ocean.