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TIL Coffins are given priority over any other luggage on Airplanes

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dDeGE TIL that 22 monuments that would have been flooded by the construction of the Aswan Dam in Egypt were physically relocated by an international campaign created by UNESCO. The success of the campaign eventually led to the creation of the system of World Heritage Sites.
E1d5w TIL that when filming Rosemary's Baby, Roman Polanski filmed Mia Farrow walking into real new york traffic. When Farrow was reluctant, he pointed to her pregnancy padding "no one's going to hit a pregnant woman." The scene was shot with Farrow walking into real traffic and Polanski following.
xKv7 TIL two composers tried to create the world’s most annoying song, featuring (in part) an operatic soprano rapping over cowboy music featuring bagpipes and tuba while children sing about holidays and advertise for Walmart.
76Zx TIL Richie Ashburn hit a foul ball into the stands that struck spectator Alice Roth, breaking her nose. When play resumed Ashburn fouled off another ball that struck her while she was being carried off in a stretcher.
1MJP TIL that in the year after 9/11 there were 1500 extra deaths on US roads because people avoided flying out of fear