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TIL olympic sailor Francisco Gonzalez killed 44 people on a plane by shooting both the pilots

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4XXdo TIL in 2007, a 73-year-old man underwent surgery and suffered "anesthesia awareness" -- a condition where the patient is conscious and feels pain but is paralyzed and cannot alert the surgeon. The man's resulting PTSD led him to suicide, prompting a lawsuit against the anesthesiologists.
NVv6 TIL The University of Michigan was founded 20 years before Michigan officially became a state.
xk6B TIL Jaffa Cakes avoided paying UK value added tax by presenting a giant Jaffa Cake to the court proving they were, in fact, cakes and not biscuits
m1poo TIL that the actor Michael J Pollard wrote an inscription that was the inspiration for the classic Traffic song "Low Spark of High Heeled Boys".
E1mgd TIL each state is allowed to donate two statues to be displayed in the US Capitol Building to honor persons notable in their history