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TIL that if an airline loses your bag, even temporarily, they have to reimburse you for reasonable “essentials” that you have to buy because of the delay, up to $3800. This may include clothes (like coats, shoes, or interview attire) or things like expensive toiletries.

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p8W68 TIL that a man, Tommie Woodward, was killed by an alligator after yelling "Fuck that alligator" and jumping into the water nearby. Woodward, who was drinking in an outdoor bar, had been warned not to enter the water because of the beast. There were also signs that warned of alligator attacks.
jBvQ TIL The last moments of Jonestown’s mass suicide were recorded by Jones. The FBI released the tape publicly.
XP9P TIL a couple bought a box of textbooks for $10. Inside, they found a 25-cent bill signed by the president of the Republic of Texas. It sold for over $63,000
ADAVn TIL there's an all-Sikh biker club in California that was started after a gunman killed 6 people in a temple. Since its creation in 2012, it has raised thousands of dollars for charity.
mxvZR TIL in Germany in 1938, while searching for a water source for a town, workers found an ancient spring feed line to a Roman aqueduct which had supplied Cologne 60 miles away. The feed was simply connected into the modern water network. To avoid damage to the spring no archaeological work was done.