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TIL Every car made after 2002 has an “Emergency Release” cable inside the trunk in case of kidnapping.

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dk6E TIL the Cheyenne chief Black Kettle, a major advocate for peace and coexistence between white settlers and Native Americans, was twice attacked by American troops despite explicit agreements of non-hostility, resulting in the death and mutilation of he and at least two hundred Cheyenne villagers
WkpGN TIL: George Lucas traded 2.5% of "Star Wars" ticket sales with Steven Spielberg for 2.5 % of "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" sales. Lucas did this because he was not sure that Star Wars would be profitable. Spielberg ended up making $40 Million from Star Wars.
ZpvjR TIL that there was an elector dispute in Hawaii during the 1960 presidential election (the first since Hawaii joined the U.S. as a state). One set of electors was certified for Nixon, but a recount determined a different set of electors for Kennedy. VP Nixon asked Congress to accept Kennedy's.
e0nYb TIL doves were traditionally released during the opening ceremony of the Olympics games, until Seoul 1988. Several of the birds, instead of flying away, settled on the cauldron housing the Olympic flame and were subsequently incinerated in front of the crowd when it was lit.
6lj8 TIL a man was killed when he tried to shoot down a 125-year old Saguaro cactus. The man blasted most the way through and poked at one of the plants arms. The 500lb arm then fell crushing the individual.