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TIL that if caught having sex on an airplane in the 60’s and 70’s crew members occasionally greeted couples returning from the bathroom with a glass of champagne and a cigarette and officially welcomed them to the mile-high club

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WrbA TIL that Martin van Buren was the only United States president who spoke English as a second language. His first language was Dutch.
5pXk TIL of the Eulachon, a fish so oily that it can be set on fire and was used as a light by Nisga'a people.
kBYe TIL the blast of air you feel when walking into a store is to prevent insects from flying in.
R5ra TIL writing cursive script can improve brain elasticity to improve one’s ability to read, write, concentrate, and speak intentionally.
7rY4P TIL: Samuel Morse invented the telegraph after he received a letter of his wife’s failing health… after she’d died.