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TIL Susannah Mushatt Jones: World's oldest person says that she eats bacon every day

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p8X5b TIL the largest murder case conducted in human history was first-chaired by a rookie who'd never been in court before - and he won. His name is Benjamin Ferencz and he is still going strong at 101 years old.
4XGxR TIL about Pan-Pan, an alternative distress signal to Mayday. It is used when the situation is urgent, but does not pose an imminent risk to life. Using Pan-Pan informs potential rescuers that there is a problem, but rescue isn't immediately required.
Y7vkG TIL Oklahoma had a state sponsored crow dynamiting program that resulted in 3.8 million crows killed from 1934-1945
OBBg TIL Jackie Gleason considered suing the makers of The Flintstones for ripping off The Honeymooners but he didn’t want the bad publicity from being “the guy who yanked Fred Flintstone off the air.”
R7vp7 TIL that Mars has it's own flag.