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TIL that the two pilots on a british airways flight can’t order the same meal for safety reasons

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78abx TIL that the first trademark legislation was passed by the British Parliament under the reign of King Henry III in 1266, which required all bakers to use a distinctive mark for the bread they sold, Bakers’ Marking Law was enacted.
QNdp9 TIL that in 1923, jockey Frank Hayes won a horse race at Belmont Park while being dead. He suffered a heart attack mid-race, but his body stayed in the saddle, and the horse crossed the finish line in first place.
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