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TIL that clocks in the first railway stations had 3 hands, showing London time and 'local' time.

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E1jad TIL 19-year-old Jonathan Burton was killed by his fellow passengers on a Southwest Airlines flight from Las Vegas to Salt Lake City after bursting into the cockpit in what investigators described as a case of "air rage." This incident occurred a year before 9/11.
69B0w TIL Professional clowns submit their likeness to the Clowns International group to copyright their unique looks, who paint eggs to match the hair, makeup and costumes of each performer, and then files them in the Clown Egg Register
VBA6Z TIL that the construction of the Sydney Opera House was a complete failure. Exceeding the budget by 1400% and using 3 times longer. (7M and 4 years)
jE5j TIL New Mexico has the best-designed flag of any U.S. state, territory or Canadian province, according to a 2001 survey by the North American Vexillological Association. Texas came in Second Place.
6Ex8Q TIL that YouTube was created because co-creator Jawed Karim couldn’t easily find a place to view a clip of the Janet Jackson Super Bowl halftime breast incident online