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TIL even though smoking has been banned on airplanes, ash trays are mandatory on every plane. This is for safe disposal in case someone breaks the law.

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grnPW TIL that David Solomon, CEO of Goldman Sachs, is also a DJ. His Spotify profile has 550,000 monthly listeners. He's performed in nightclubs and music festivals in New York, Miami, and the Bahamas.
ADkDx TIL there was a study where men and women asked people on campus whether they would like to sleep with them. The women had a 75% success rate, the men had 0%
oB48R TIL in 2013 Harrison Okene, a cook aboard a Nigerian tugboat, was the only survivor of a crew of 12 when the boat sank. Trapped 100 feet below the surface, he survived for 72 hours in an air pocket before being rescued by Dutch divers from a nearby oil rig who had been sent in to recover the bodies.
N6jE TIL on February 11, 1992, a man who was likely innocent of a crime for which he was about to be put to death uttered these last words: “I’d like to thank my family for loving me and taking care of me. And the rest of the world can kiss my everloving ass, because I’m innocent.”
oRB9E TIL that the iconic Lord of the Rings poster—one of the best-selling posters of all time—was drawn at the age of 17 by Jimmy Cauty, one half of The KLF.