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TIL in August 1981, 11,000 out of the nation’s 16,000 air traffic controllers were fired by President Reagan after going on strike. Their union, PATCO, was dissolved and three of its leaders were sent to prison.

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WpbL TIL, That a Mexican man who accidentally killed his cousin while drunk was sentenced to death by being buried with alive with the cousin whom he had killed.
epKlk TIL the whistly/chirpy sound you hear when mourning doves take off and fly isn't a vocalization. The sound comes from specially shaped feathers on the wings. See video for examples
QNKQL TIL that the de Bothezat helicopter was a quadcopter that first flew in 1922 and Thomas Edison called it the first successful helicopter.
Y70w7 TIL the most destructive single air attack in human history was the napalm bombing of Tokyo on the night of 10 March 1945 that killed around 100,000 civilians in about 3 hours
8eyaV TIL most of the hats in the American Old West were bowlers instead of Stetsons.