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TIL, in U.S prisons, suicidal behavior (e.g., self-harm) while in solitary confinement is punished with more solitary confinement.

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RZ48 TIL school buses are yellow because yellow is seen faster than any other color, and seen 1.24 times faster than red.
61EZ TIL that in 1974, a man stole a helicopter, flew it to Washington, D.C. and hovered for six minutes over the White House before descending on the south lawn. He only spent 1 year in prison and fined $2,400.
G95J TIL that Hugh Thompson Jr., a Vietnam War helicopter pilot, saved 11 civilians during the My Lai massacre. He ordered his men to fire upon American soldiers if they tried to shoot civilians. While he was derided by Congress, 30 years later, he was awarded the “Soldier’s Medal” by the Army.
dVJj TIL the 125 ton restaurant at the top of the Space Needle rotates using a 1.5 hp electric motor.
DQ9ZY TIL of Masabumi Hosono, who was the only Japanese passenger on the Titanic. While he survived, he was severely condemned in the United States and Japan. His account of the sinking of Titanic remains the only document to be written on Titanic stationery