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TIL of the Chichijima Incident. During an air raid in Japan during WW2, 9 American airmen were shot down, with 8 of which captured, tortured and murdered (5 of which cannibalised). The only one who survived was George H.W. Bush, a then 20 year old pilot.
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TIL in 1997, Texas commissioners tried to designate “heaven-o” as their county’s official greeting. The reason, “hello” contains “hell”.
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TIL that a one-way ticket between the United States and Germany on the Hindenburg cost $400, equivalent to roughly $6,900 today.
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TIL that New England grocer Market Basket doesn’t have self-checkout lanes because CEO Arthur T. Demoulas stated that he wanted “a human being waiting on a human being.”
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TIL that every game of Windows Solitaire is winnable - except for one. Game #11982.