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TIL America’s Best Ace Pilot was Named Dick Bong

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yANv TIL the highest recorded surface temperature on Mars was 95°F or 35°C by the Spirit Rover.
A41w TIL of the Jetsons/Flintstones theory. The theory states that The Jetsons live in the past while The Flintstones live in the future. Because of nuclear fallout people were forced to build a city in the sky, after the Earth recovered years later people reclaimed it, resulting in the Flintstones time
JaKQ TIL that in Santiago in Chile you can get your coffee “con piernas” (with legs) ie. served by waitresses in very skimpy clothes.
XEL7E TIL the actor Kurt Russell was probably the first person to officially report the Phoenix Lights (one of the largest UFO sightings of all time). He was a flying a plane into Phoenix at the time and reported it to air traffic control.
le6a TIL that after declaring bankruptcy, Japan Airlines flight attendant uniforms were sold to the local sex industry after becoming highly sought after by fetishists.