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TIL Tania Head, a well known 9/11 survivor, faked being in the South Tower during the attacks and served as President of The WTC Survivors Network before people found out she was lying. She was not even in the United States during the attacks.

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wL1pW TIL Catherine Stevens, wife of then Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) was held at an airport as "Stevens, Cat" was on the no-fly list. Her husband was chair of airline regulation but she was held before boarding due to her name resembling the former stage name of the singer Cat Stevens.
6ENNY TIL The Mc in Irish surnames means son and O means descendant
Meex7 TIL There's an airline named "Okay Airways", perhaps the most mediocre airline.
5YyO8 TIL the American Service-Members' Protection Act, nicknamed the "Hague Invasion Act" and passed in 2002, instructs the US military to use any means necessary to free US officials imprisoned for war crimes by the International Criminal Court.
djeQ TIL that British tanks are required to have a tea brewing station