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TIL that in 2003 Serbian wedding guests accidentally shot down a small plane with celebratory gunfires

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ANLdg TIL "Maryland, My Maryland" - the state anthem of Maryland until 2021 - is set to the tune of "O Christmas Tree." There also exist "Michigan, My Michigan," "Florida, My Florida," and "the Song of Iowa" - the current state anthem of Iowa - all set to the same tune.
ANW47 TIL of George Cove, a Canadian inventor who, in 1905, developed a solar electric generator. He was kidnapped and offered $25,000 and a house to stop promoting his devices.
1a7WD TIL a museum quality T-rex skeleton only costs $100,000 USD, with a skull being just $10,000 USD.
ZpZaD TIL In 1947 a man named Art Lacey bet his friend $5 he couldn’t buy a retired B-17 and turn it into a gas station. After a wild journey including a plane crash, alcohol smuggling, permit skirting, and a cross country trip, he won that bet and it stayed in place for more than six decades
1bMD TIL the call of the American bald eagle frequently heard in movies actually belongs to the red-tailed hawk.