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TIL Southwest Airlines once offered a free bottle of booze with the purchase of a full fare ticket and for two months became the largest distributor of premium liquor in the state of Texas

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4DwX TIL during WWII the codeword for “Hitler” was “Crazy white man” for the Comanche Code Talkers
4X6b6 TIL that Breakfast is NOT the most important meal of the day. That belief was started by Kellogg's Cereal company to sell their product.
LVwp TIL Lily Allen wrote a song about her little brother being a loser for smoking weed, watching porn, and not getting his act together. He now has a successful acting career playing Theon Greyjoy on Game of Thrones!
XE8aD TIL about Nasal Cycling; the unconscious, natural partial congestion and decongestion of the nasal cavities resulting in greater airflow through one nostril--periodically alternating between the left/right nostrils every 1-3 hours.
vPKdK TIL to finish writing The Hunchback of Notre Dame within an impossible deadline of 6 months, Victor Hugo locked his clothes away, making him unable to go outside and procrastinate which forced him to do anything but finish writing his book.