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TIL that if you search October 1582 in your calendar, you’ll see days missing.

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1aXMr TIL of Betty Ong, a flight attendant aboard American Airlines Flight 11. Ong notified the American Airlines ground crew of the hijacking, staying on the telephone for 25 minutes and relaying vital information that eventually led to the closing of airspace by the FAA for the first time in history.
wPM6 TIL That Billy Crystal attended Marshall University on a Baseball Scholarship but never played due to the program being suspended.
QJp8M TIL that the Democrat's Donkey originated as a pejorative for Andrew "Jackass" Jackson, but was adopted by his party as a symbol of the working class.
BvOr TIL that the writers of Arrested Development intended to use a different actress for Ann (George-Michael’s girlfriend) in every episode in an effort to show just how forgettable and unnoticeable she was
XEmmQ TIL the day Jimi Hendrix died, Eric Clapton had bought a left-handed Fender Stratocaster as a gift for him. He intended on presenting it during a Sly Stone concert at the Lyceum that night, but Hendrix never showed up. The next day, Clapton learned why.