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TIL that in 1984 a man escaped the Iron Curtain by flying a self-built aircraft across the Czechoslovakian border

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Mmb TIL 35% of the population is born without wisdom teeth, because we don’t need them anymore.
XENNk TIL Idaho passed bill HCR029 in 2005, which praised the film Napolean Dynamite for increasing state tourism. "WHEREAS, any members of the House of Representatives or the Senate of the Legislature of the State of Idaho who choose to vote "Nay" on this concurrent resolution are "FREAKIN' IDIOTS!"
W7kl8 TIL that Bob Marley shared his royalties with a soup kitchen so it would be able to stay open
aE5Z TIL the first space shuttle Enterprise was originally due to named Constitution. After a letter-writing campaign from Star Trek fans, President Ford said he was “partial to the name” and told NASA to change it
QQ4d TIL Frederick Fleet, the fellow that spotted the fatal iceberg that caused the Titanic to sink, survived and committed suicide 53 years later.