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TIL I learned test pilot Alvin “Tex” Johnston did a barrel roll of a prototype Boeing 707 - unauthorized - in front of a crowd of 250,000 people at the 1955 Sea Fair hydroplane races. He flew the plane upside down, and then did a final barrel roll. He was not fired the next day, but it was close.

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4kXbN TIL in 2017, a Pittsburgh restaurant hosted an event with French-Canadian chefs serving horse tartare. The event sparked public outrage, USDA investigation, and a petition to ban horse meat in Pennsylvania. Horse meat is a delicacy and staple throughout much of French-Canada, Europe, and Asia.
pZNp TIL that in 2009 a Facebook campaign in the UK sent Rage Against the Machine’s “Killing in the Name” to number 1 in order to keep the winner of Simon Cowell’s X-Factor from reaching the top
KYN0J TIL that Ed McCabe—the youngest copywriter inducted into the One Club Creative Hall of Fame—was responsible for some the world’s most successful advertising campaigns that ran between the late 60s-80s. He had no formal training in advertising, and he never graduated high school.
lo1N7 TIL that the notorious Andrew Jackson, founder of the Democratic Party, was the first U.S. President to come from a poor background. All others before him were born into wealthy and influential families.
oRONW TIL In January 2001, Iraq offered to donate $91 million to impoverished Americans on humanitarian grounds. It's unknown if America accepted the donation.