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TIL that when Ethiopian Airlines Flight 702 was hijacked and flown to Switzerland, the Swiss Air Force did not respond because the "incident occurred outside normal office hours."

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AAOw TIL in 1923, Jack Trice, the 1st Black football player for Iowa St., suffered severe injuries by opposing team Minnesota. He continued to play after a broken collarbone & being trampled upon. 2 days later he died from his injuries. Iowa St. refused to play Minnesota until 1989.
dDYar TIL the highest gross for a single stand-up comedy performance ever is £1,410,000 ($1,790,206.50) earned by Ricky Gervais's Armageddon at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California, on 6 May 2023.
6EV4l TIL A man was arrested during layover flight in Dubai for possession of 0.003g of marijuana detcted in his shoe
4k91N TIL that In Strasbourg, Alsace (now part of France), there was a strange phenomenon in 1518 where people started dancing uncontrollably for days without rest. It may have been due to stress-induced hysteria or poisoning. This phenomenon is now referred to as The Dancing Plague of 1518.
KlZE TIL A Canadian genius that specialized in ballistics was designing a super cannon to cheaply shoot objects into orbit. Canada and the United States cancelled the joint project. While devastated that his dream would never be seen, he was approached by another financial backer: Saddam Hussein.