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TIL I learned that a News Station fell to a prank, reporting the names of fake flight crews in relation to Asiana Airlines Flight 214, i.e. "Captain Sum Ting Wong", "Wi Tu Lo", "Ho Lee Fuk", and "Bang Ding Ow".

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9YlpG TIL that in 2006, CNN mistakenly used an image of the Balrog from a 1977 Lord of the Rings calendar to represent Satan. Stephen Colbert recognized the image because he had that calendar and mocked CNN for the mistake.
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GYGQj TIL: In the 1920s, fashion-designer Coco Chanel accidentally got sunburnt while visiting the French Riviera, she returned home with a sun tan. Because of Coco’s status and the longing for her lifestyle by other members of society, tanned skin became seen as fashionable, healthy, and luxurious.
m14Mp TIL that in May 2023, the South Charleston Police Department began trying to find the owners of thousands of shoes after a shoe repair business closed down. Many of the shoes had been there for years. One woman received her shoes back that had been in there since 2001.