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TIL that in 1986 there was a midair collision in LA county similar to the one depicted in Season 2 of Breaking Bad, in which the ATC’s name was Walter White

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LQpad TIL when Mike Meaney began his record attempt at being buried alive he neglected to tell his wife about his plan. She found out from listening to the radio. He staged workouts in a pub while in an oversized coffin, ate a diet of steak and cigarettes, and then spent 61 days buried alive
P8wZ TIL The principal on “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” is a registered sex offender.
4XMKa TIL that Joan Jett, Sherie Currie and Lita Ford were all in a band together called The Runaways.
KOM59 TIL that "having the guts to fight" used to mean soldiers being diarrhea-free, and thus able to participate in battle
1a79W TIL that when the deadliest tornado touched down in 1925 Missouri, people were taken by surprise. This was because the word 'tornado' was banned from US weather forecasts since the late 19th century due to hysteria. This mentality shifted after the tornado killed 675 ill-prepared residents