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TIL Theodore Hook & the Berners Street hoax

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oBeQL TIL that the two of the US pilots who were able to take off during the attack on Pearl Harbor and down 7 enemy aircraft in the process were denied the Medal of Honor because their commanding officer said they had "taken off without orders".
PPVL TIL that Astronomers had made a sweet discovery: simple sugar molecules floating in the gas around a star some 400 light-years away, suggesting the possibility of life on other planets.
nbDG TIL: Frodo had the ring for 17 years before going on his quest instead of the couple of days the movie shows.
kOwBd TIL One of the reasons tipping spread in the U.S. was because restaurant owners refused to pay black Americans after the 15th amendment.
JbaV TIL North Korea had a Choco Pie black market, where the snack cake cost up to 9.50 USD per pie