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TIL during the 2006 NFL season the Washington Redskins sold peanut bags with Independence Air logos on them to fans….Independence Air went bankrupt in 2005 and peanuts only have a shelf of about 3 months.

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KYZr4 TIL of Claude Ruggieri who launched the first living animals into the air by rocket, returning them safely to earth by parachute. In 1830, French authorities stopped his attempt at the first human rocket flight when the test subject was found to be an 11 year old boy.
XEbL6 TIL that the McDonald's CEO eats McDonald's twice a day, 5 days a week.
bZEp TIL Wachovia, now Wells Fargo, laundered billions for Mexican drug cartels.
LNyQ TIL a de-commissioned light tower 25 miles off the coast of N.C. was purchased by a private citizen and is now operated as a “rustic” B&B.
Y7MGA TIL that Turtle shells are part of their anatomy, and not some empty space where they retract