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69Nd8 TIL A ferry pilot flew a Cessna 172 from California to Hawaii in just over 18 hours. Prepping and flying the plane was about the same cost as having the plane disassembled, shipped and re-assembled.
dDYvE TIL that matches were not created until 1826. As John Walker swirled a pot of chemicals, a lump formed at the end of the mixing stick. He tried peeling the dried chemicals off, burning the stick, and inadvertently creating matches.
xVK5D TIL That when attending Comic Con 2013, Bryan Cranston disguised himself by wearing a mask of Walter White over his own face. People told him he sounded like Bryan Cranston, but didn’t realise it was him. The charade only ended when he removed the mask at the Breaking Bad panel.
yQPAV TIL that Italy didn't have tomatoes and India didn't have peppers until the Americas were discovered
68nm TIL Hawaiian pizza was invented in Canada