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TIL that Diana Ross, who famously sang “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”, lost her ex-husband to a mountain climbing accident

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LQ6vQ TIL in 1972 a note left in a locker at JFK Airport demanded payment or bombs would go off on 4 TWA planes leaving that day. Police found one bomb but cleared the other TWA flights. The next day a bomb exploded on a TWA plane at McCarran Airport in Vegas - it was one of the planes cleared to leave NY
ANWgd TIL that light isn't the fastest thing. The expansion of the universe is significantly faster, perhaps even a million times faster!
eJbE TIL: Jackie Chan’s nickname Jackie has an Australian origin. His parents migrated to Australia and he joined them briefly, working on construction sites where a builder ‘Big Jack’ took 'Little Jack’, shortened to Jackie, under his wing.
MKkW TIL the phrases “1st world, 2nd world, & 3rd world” do not represent wealth, but rather represent economic and political systems. First world being capitalism, second world being socialism, and third world being neutral/non-aligned.
rN0le TIL In 1941, prior to widespread fluoridation of drinking water, almost 10% of US military recruits were rejected because they didn’t have 6 opposing teeth in their upper and lower jaws