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TIL in the 1920s, a stunt performer and wing walker Gladys Ingle changed plane tires in mid-air, transferring from one aircraft to another without any parachute or safety harness.

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JY7Jk TIL that the word for roller coasters literally translates to "Russian Mountains" in many languages, due to the fact that roller coasters originate from slides made of ice in Russia around the 17th century. However, in Russian, they are known as "американские горки"--American Mountains.
4X0vo TIL Anus is a populated place in Burgundy, France, within the commune of Fouronnes
a8Bno TIL Rick Marin from the New York Times called the record label Sub-Pop and asked Megan Jasper for a lexicon of Grunge slang. She kept giving him progressively more ridiculous terms as a joke thinking he would call her out on it, but instead he believed every word of it and published them.
MexgV TIL Aerosmith's Joe Perry use to keep a roadie by the side of the stage instructed to give him a toot of cocaine through a straw whenever he wandered over pretending to need technical assistance
DQBwJ TIL New Zealand sea lions move up to 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) inland, from beach to tall grasses, and into forests.