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TIL that airlines don’t pay tax on fuel

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p7w8 TIL that Jack Johnson (the first ever African American heavyweight boxing champion) was pulled over for a $50 speeding ticket, but he gave the officer $100 telling him to keep the change as he was going to make the return trip at the same speed.
8eXXb TIL that Katherine Hepburn was a passionate and skilled golfer, and once reached the semi-finals of the Connecticut Young Women’s Championship.
XEekP TIL Keanu Reeves turned down a $11 million offer to reprise his role as Jack Traven in "Speed 2: Cruise Control" in favor of playing the main role in "The Devil's Advocate" opposite to Al Pacino
78kGP TIL that Rocky Marciano when knocking out opponent Rex Layne, dislodged four of Layne’s teeth which flew alongside his mouthpiece out of the ring.
D14oJ TIL, a small triangle in NYC about 27x25x27 inches was not accounted for in an eminent domain seizure in 1914. The owner installed a small mosaic which said "PROPERTY OF THE HESS ESTATE WHICH HAS NEVER BEEN DEDICATED FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES." It is still there today.