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TIL The infamous sound German JU-87 dive bombers made while in a dive is due to a siren installed on the plane, and not just the sound of the plane diving on a bomb run.

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OoYK6 TIL of Anders Haugen, the only American to ever medal in ski jumping. He finished 4th in the 1924 olympics, but when a historian reviewed the results 50 years later he found a scoring error. Shortly thereafter, Anders went to Norway at 86 years old and was awarded his long overdue bronze medal.
QNo7p TIL in 2023 a 16-month-old girl died from starvation & dehydration after her mom left her home alone in a playpen with only a few bottles of milk while she took a 10-day vacation to Puerto Rico & Detroit with a male friend. She was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
4Xxeb TIL that Ken Anderson, the DA who framed Michael Morton for the murder of his wife and forced an innocent man to send 25 year in prison was while his son grow up being told his father was a murderer, only spent 10 days in jail for his crime.
a80jJ TIL that Jeff Bergman's first two major appearances as Bugs Bunny were both multi-crossover PSA specials that aired the same weekend in April 1990. The first was the infamous "Cartoon All-Stars To The Rescue", with the slightly lesser-known "The Earth Day Special" the day after.
JYd1l TIL there is a company that makes "memorial diamonds": synthetic diamonds made from the ashes of cremated human remains. The process takes 6-8 weeks and requires at least 1 pound of ashes.