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TIL that Shelly Miscavige, wife of the leader of the Scientology Church Dave Miscavige, has not been seen for seven years.

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69moZ TIL In 1967, a rocket from an F-4 Phantom was accidentally fired on the deck of the USS Forrestal due to a power surge. The rocket struck the fuel tank of an A-4 Skyhawk, causing a fire which then detonated the aircraft bombs. 21 aircraft were lost, 40 damaged and 167 sailors killed.
gMDV9 TIL that the strongest chilli in the world can kill you by burning up your airways, and it was initially developed as a local anesthetic
l7BVV TIL that on the old (1928-1994) flag of South Africa, the small Union Jack that was incorporated as part of the design was intentionally upside-down.
log1r TIL Dick Van Dyke got his first TV job as a game show host for the original The Price Is Right in 1956
R7l17 TIL of the RMS Olympic, while transporting troops from US to France, encountered an U-Boat, which the captain decided to ram into, cutting it clean in two, making it the only merchant vessel in WWI to sink an enemy warship.