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TIL the oldest bank account in the world belongs to Uthman Ibn Affan from 1400 years ago

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JOeV TIL In June 1974, while President Nixon was on his way to a scheduled stop in Syria, Syrian fighter jets intercepted Air Force One to act as escorts. However, the Air Force One crew was not informed in advance and, as a result, took evasive action including a dive.
ZpkA4 TIL William McGonagle was the only Medal of Honor recipient to receive the award in secret: It was not awarded to him by the President, it was just handed to him in a Naval yard - not at the White House and his citation was stripped of context about the hostile forces (which is highly unusual).
YpkX7 TIL, in the early 1990s Willie Nelson had nearly all of his property confiscated and sold by the IRS, for payment of back taxes and fines. His famous guitar, named Trigger, was only saved from sale because his daughter smuggled it out of his Texas home and took it to Hawaii.
NN8E TIL the Yale Club of New York City had sufficient foresight and finances to purchase enough alcohol to quench the thirst of its members throughout the entire 14 years of Prohibition.
b0Na TIL The tip of Mt Everest isn’t the highest point on Earth