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TIL Candid Camera host Allen Funt was once on a flight that was hijacked and flown to Cuba. Because everyone on the plane recognized him they thought it was part of a stunt and did not realise the danger they were in and started enjoying themselves and gave the hijacker a standing ovation.

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N7BoE TIL that in ancient Hawaiʻi, men and women ate meals separately and women weren't allowed to eat certain foods. King Kamehameha II removed all religious laws that and performed a symbolic act by eating with the women in 1819. This is when the lūʻau parties were first created.
1n1W TIL: The only US Army survivor at the Battle of Little Bighorn was a horse named Comanche. He was found severely wounded, but recovered and lived until 1891.
yVBVa TIL that Sweden switched from driving on the left side to the right side on 3 September 1967 and that day is called Dagen H or H Day and it was by far largest logistical event in Swedens history.
GAo7J TIL of Idi Amin's full title: "His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, CBE, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular"
VMBnG TIL in the United States it is illegal for the government to have a gun database that ties a weapon directly to an owner. The Firearm Owners' Protection Act of 1986 banned the government from ever instituting such a system. A national registry database can't be implemented.