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TIL Benjamin Franklin Wanted the National Bird To Be A Turkey

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wLeL7 TIL That the theory of plate tectonics was not widely accepted by the geoscientific community until the 50s or 60s.
9YbwB TIL In the 1980s American Airlines sold tickets for unlimited travel (priced around 250000 dollar). One passenger, over a period of 10+ years, traveled more than 10 million miles, accumulated over 40 million frequent flier miles (all of which he gave away), and cost the airline more than $21 million
epZY4 TIL Diamond Dallas Page (DDP) sued Jay-Z over the diamond hand gesture that had been trademarked by DDP and won
GkrJ TIL you can be a Hindu Atheist - you can deny the existence of God, yet believe in the spiritual teachings and live a “dharmic” life.
P0mV TIL: In Superman/Batman #50, it is revealed that Thomas Wayne convinced Jor-El that Earth would be an appropriate place to send his son.