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TIL A Boeing 727 aircraft was stolen out of an airport in 2003. Neither the plane, nor the two men aboard were ever found.

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xY7o TIL Steve McQueen’s infidelity saved his life. He was supposed to attend the dinner party where the Manson family murdered Sharon Tate and others, but skipped it after he “ran into a chickie”.
v19N8 TIL On April 16th, 1912 Harriet Quimby became the first woman to pilot an aircraft across the English Channel. Her accomplishment received little media attention, however, as the sinking of the RMS Titanic the day before consumed the interest of the public and filled newspapers.
neBBW TIL of Abul Bajandar, sometimes referred to as the tree man.His hands and feet grew foot-long, gnarled "roots," skin lesions that left him unable to feed himself, move around, work, or wear standard clothing. He had to undergo more than 25 surgeries remove the growths in his hands and feet.
4a9o TIL That perceiving time faster or slower than what it is is known as the Kappa Effect.
yXmv TIL the Vietnam war was the only war in which military dogs were classified as expendable equipment, and not allowed to return home. 3800 out of 4000 dogs were left behind.