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TIL that Steve Rothstein paid $250K for a lifetime unlimited first class American Airlines ticket in 1987. He even hopped onto planes to get a sandwich or a baseball game from other cities. He cost AA $21 million, and they ended his contract in 2008.

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Ooa5a TIL that Chinese-run factories in Prato, Italy, the majority of which underpay workers and force them to work in horrific conditions, allow designers to put 'Made in Italy' on their labels, and charge a premium because consumers think they are buying ethically produced goods.
OoQ7g TIL that McVitie's produced a giant Jaffa Cake in court to prove it's a cake in order to be charged less tax as biscuits are taxed at a higher rate.
9wdmp TIL Rats, gerbils, mice, birds, fish, monkeys, and chimpanzees all prefer making an effort to obtain their food over having it provided for free. Of all the studied animals, only cats did not display the behaviour, preferring to be served.
v1p1R TIL of Alexis Carrel, a surgeon who pioneered vascular sutures after other doctors claimed the French president Sadi Carnot could not have been saved after being assassinated with a knife
AG5o TIL of Khutulun, a Mongolian Princess. She insisted that any man who wished to marry her must defeat her in wrestling, forfeiting horses to her if they lost. She gained 10,000 horses defeating prospective suitors.