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NXbZb TIL of the 2020 Nigeria Hostage Rescue, where a 27 year old American was kidnapped. The US responded by sending 30 Navy SEALs, 3 AC-130J Ghostriders, 8 CV-22B Ospreys, 6 C-17A Globemaster IIIs 5 KC-135R Stratotankers 8 MC-130J Commando IIs 1 P-8A Poseidons, and 1 Gulfstream V to rescue him.
eG7E TIL after Philippe Petit’s famous high-wire performance between the Twin Towers - “the artistic crime of the century” - he was charged with trespassing and disorderly conduct. These charges were dropped on the condition that Philippe put on a free high-wire performance for children in Central Park.
DY0j TIL An Applebee’s in Detroit accidentally gave a 15-month old apple juice mixed with alcohol. The mom said “He was saying hi and bye to the walls.”
68LY TIL that one of the main reasons WWF founder Sir Peter Scott choose a panda as the organisations logo was to minimise printing costs (needing just black and white).
gMl67 TIL Every fourth generation of Monarch Butterflies lives 8 times longer than the previous generations and travels 10 times farther during migration.