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TIL That the leading theory behind disappearance of the Malaysian airlines flight MH370 was that it was a murder suicide orchestrated by the pilot who was suffering from a bout of depression.

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RPvj TIL the peace symbol is comprised of the semaphores (flag symbols) for N and D, representing the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
XEwv6 TIL that Some U.S. States Can Charge "Open Murder" Against a Person and Determine Later What "Degree" of Homicide They Wish to Press
6ERL8 TIL that The Sateré-Mawé tribe of Brazil have a ritual where they subject themselves to the sting of over 120 bullet ants, which have a sting 30 times more painful than that of a wasp.
VE0p TIL that British Airways does not allow adult males to sit next to unaccompanied children.
gMGED TIL John Philip Sousa's "The Stars and Stripes Forever" was declared by Congress as the National March of the United States in 1987, over 90 years after it was first composed