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TIL Air Zimbabwe is rated one of the safest global airlines based on fatalities despite the having a smaller and older fleet than other airlines

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rRJbo TIL the famous Las Vegas Black Book of persons excluded from entering casinos due to their history of excessive "winning" is now online.
R5xDQ TIL in 2005, a guy named Doug Heckman read the EULA before he installed some PC software. The agreement included a clause offering 'financial compensation' to licensees who actually read the license agreement. He emailed the company, referred to the clause and the company sent him a check for $1,000
1ox7 TIL 1994 American-born Israeli Baruch Goldstein, opened fire on unarmed Palestinian Muslims praying inside the Ibrahimi Mosque, killing 29,wounding 125. Up until then Hamas had refused to attack civilian targets inside Israel, and the change in Hamas’ policy was a result of Goldstein’s massacre
pKB8 TIL customer service reps can see what you’re typing before you hit send.
M7JnV TIL that when “Fight Club” premiered at the 1999 Venice Film Festival, it got booed hard by the audience. Ed Norton said that as it was happening, Brad Pitt turned to him and said: “That’s the best movie I’m ever going to be in.”