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TIL that the longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.

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l7vE5 TIL windshield wipers were originally invented by Mary Anderson in 1903. They were originally intended to be used for trolley cars, but she could not get any companies to use them. Cadillac began using the invention on cars in 1922 but she did not profit from the invention as the patent had expired.
6Eky7 TIL nearly every claim by Frank W. Abagnale Jr. in "Catch Me if you Can" has been debunked.
aN9 TIL That 3 divers nicknamed the “Chernobyl Suicide Squad” prevented a second explosion that would have rendered Europe “uninhabitable” by volunteering to dive into highly-radiated water beneath the reactor.
KO75G TIL that Mexican Singer Chalino Sánchez killed his sister’s abuser, fled to LA, and became famous. At one of his performances, he was handed a death threat, and was murdered shortly after.
EgoEw TIL about Lotus Isle. Once called Oregon's most surreal amusement park, a number of unfortunate happenings led to the park’s early downfall. An 11-year old boy drowned just before the opening season ended in 1930 and the next day, the President, Edwin Platt, committed suicide. More in the comments.