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TIL Sky News UK initially reported that “the entire eastern seaboard of the United States has been decimated by a terrorist attack” on 9/11

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6pkY TIL the difference between robbery and burglary is robbery is done with a victim present while burglary is performed when no victim is around.
D1K6g TIL Christine Cavanaugh, the voice of Dexter (of Dexter's Laboratory), Gosalyn (Darkwing Duck), Chuckie (Rugrats) and Babe (the pig) died in her home of "undisclosed causes" and was cremated at the age of 51.
VMLVZ TIL of Eben Grumpy of Iowa who was a little slow in paying John Sputter $30 he owed him. Sputter threatened to sue, so Grumpy painted a check on a door and dropped it on him from a third-story window next time he came over. A court ruled the door was legal payment.
4kAlw TIL Out of 7 recorded incidents of "talk-down landings" - when the pilot becomes incapacitated and the plane is landed by a passenger with assistance over the radio - All were successful, with no injuries on landing
KOPjw TIL that Japan's All Nippon Airways is now asking passengers on select flights to empty their bladders before boarding.If all 216 passengers on an ANA Boeing 767 had pretty full bladders, that extra urine would weigh about 240 pounds.