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TIL two people, the pilot and passenger of a private plane, in Ocala, FL died while trying to have sex in flight. They were nominated for a Darwin Award in 1994.

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R5aX8 TIL that in 1985, a woman named Dawn Smith worked with the FBI to draw out a serial killer who had murdered her sister Shari, talking to him by phone multiple times, even after he said God told him to kill her too. The following year, Dawn was 1st runner up in the Miss America pageant.
b9a50 TIL checked bags used to be free. US Airlines started charging fees due to after-effects of the 2008 recession and they’re staying now mainly because the public has largely accepted the fees.
e0lvD TIL on a 1995 visit to Washington D.C., Russian President Boris Yeltsin was found on Pennsylvania Avenue, drunk, in his underwear and trying to hail a cab in order to find pizza.
KODD4 TIL Eagle's can view something the size of a rabbit from 3 miles away. They see more colors than humans, and can also see in the UV range of light (allowing them to see the urine trail of prey)
Zbrp TIL the Ohio River is the most polluted waterway in the United States, with 32 million lbs of toxic discharges every year. Companies are not required to release the results of their chemical safety testing to the public, nor do they have to reveal how much of each chemical they are releasing.