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TIL that David Blair was originally assigned as the Second Officer on the Titanic, but due to a change just before the sailing, was not on the crew. In his quick departure, he accidentally kept a key to a locker containing binoculars, thus preventing the crew from using them to help spot icebergs.

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b6oxZ TIL In 1999 Tiger Woods hit a tee shot that landed behind a boulder. The boulder was ruled a 'loose impedement' which allowed it to be moved. Several of Tiger's gallery and his caddie worked together to move the boulder, allowing Tiger to birdie the hole.
6E6mY TIL of Cassius M. Clay, a politician and rabid abolitionist. He was once shot during a debate, and chased down his assassin, stabbing him & throwing him off an embankment. He later fended off 6 men, even though they had guns and he only had a bowie knife. He was a candidate to be Lincoln's VP.
Aobo TIL that Ted Gunderson, an ex-FBI Special Agent in Charge and executive level FBI director, believed that a shadow government controls the US government, sophisticated child trafficking rings involve persons in Congress, and the 1993 World Trade Center bombing was the result of FBI provocateurs.
4X4wa TIL after a group sued the CIA to release files related to El Salvadoran war crimes, its office was broken into and most of their data was stolen.
Xr4Q TIL that larger birds such as geese fly in “V ” formation, because the whole flock adds at least 71% greater flying range than if each bird flew on its own. Also, the geese honk from behind to encourage those up front to keep up their speed.