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TIL: California Town Brings in 40,000 Tourists for a Frog Jumping Festival

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7reBZ [TIL] A bird once crashed through the front windshield of an Israeli fighter plane, knocking the pilot out, but also hitting the ejection lever.
9YYo7 TIL that before his execution, the Marquis de Favras, upon reading his death warrant stated, "I see that you have made three spelling mistakes"
0dey5 TIL after tigers escaped from a zoo in Georgia and killed a man, advice was issued on what to do if you meet a tiger, including: don’t approach it, don’t run away, and don’t urinate
oKpY TIL a common prank in the 1800s involved putting the end of a thread from a spool through a clothes seam and getting unsuspecting strangers to try to pull out what they think is a loose thread. The spool unwound as they pulled, and the prankster enjoyed a jolly good laugh.
rNNre TIL that out modern civilization would probably not have been possible if not for the development of glass