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TIL A man was once sued by United Airlines for making a site which helps people find cheaper flight tickets

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rN4N1 TIL the City of Inglewood was predominately white up until the 1960s. It was also a "sundown town," where signs were posted warning blacks that they weren't welcome in town after dark. Homes were even sold with restrictive covenants legally forbidding selling to black families.
XJBD TIL: NYC had to recall pencils with the message “Too Cool to Do Drugs” on them. As they were sharpened, they’d say “Cool to Do Drugs” and “Do Drugs”, etc.
e0bnE TIL that being tall is such an advantage that on average for every inch in height a person makes on average an additional $789 per year. Meaning someone who is six feet tall would earn $5,525 more than someone who is 5'6
b6BDZ TIL Samoa switch from driving on the right, to driving on the left in 2009
loMkK TIL that Manhattan Project nuclear physicist Alvin Weinberg was fired from his job for continually advocating for a safer and less weaponizable nuclear reactor using Thorium, one that has no chance of a meltdown.