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TIL The Republicans and Democrats had a Fusion Party candidate to defeat the incumbent socialist mayor of Milwaukee in 1912.

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YpymP TIL Led Zeppelin bought their private jet “The Starship” for part of their 1973 US tour for $30,000. Drummer John Bonham once flew the band from New York to LA even though he didn’t have a pilot’s license.
jNM5R TIL French composer Georges Bizet died of a heart attack at 37 about a month after his masterpiece Opera Carmen premiered to bad reviews and low attendance. Despite dying convinced the work had been a flop the Opera would go on to become one of the most iconic works of music.
AkKd TIL that in 1989-1990 the Belgian Air Force successfully got two missile locks on a UFO, only to be outmaneuvered. The object accelerated from 240 km/h (150 mph) to 1100 km/h (683 mph) almost instantly, descending 900 m (half a mile) in less than 2 seconds, something that would kill a human pilot.
wjWY TIL The worlds most isolated tree, 400 km away from anything, died when a drunk truck driver hit it in 1973.
OXee TIL people used to download games from the radio frequencies. Radio Belgrade broadcasted about 150 games