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TIL about the B-52 bomber that crashed into the empire state building on July 28th 1945. The pilot had requested clearance to land at LaGuardia due to zero visibility(fog) but was told to reroute and not land. 14 people died as a result of the accident.

by whatilearned June 7, 2022, 2:19 am

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Jesus requested a pitcher of water so that he might turn it into wine

by cringeyjokesman May 1, 2022, 10:33 pm

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TIL The Doors 1968 song, “Touch Me”, was originally called, “Hit Me.” Lead singer Jim Morrison requested the lyrics be changed, afraid rowdy crowds would take the song as an invitation to assault him

by whatilearned April 19, 2022, 9:30 pm

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TIL that Former Speaker of the House Nathaniel Macon requested that upon his death, his grave be covered with a great heap of flint stones so that the land would be left uncultivated.

by whatilearned March 5, 2022, 7:40 pm

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TIL in 2012 wanting a dad was the tenth highest requested Christmas gift by children in the UK.

by whatilearned February 4, 2022, 9:48 pm

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Ukraine jojo copypasta requested by u/DatBoiShadowbon

by CopyPastaArchive January 27, 2022, 4:34 am

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TIL that in 1974, Fleetwood Mac’s manager Clifford Davis assembled an entirely seperate group of musicians to take the mantle and name of the band after the original members declined to go on tour. The new band would go on tour, but audience members noticed the imposters, and refunds were requested.

by whatilearned January 19, 2022, 4:17 pm

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TIL the West Virginia town of Vulcan couldn’t get any funds to repair a failing bridge during the Cold War so they wrote to the USSR and requested aid. Once someone from the Soviet Union came out to survey, the State government then passed legislation to have funds to repair the bridge.

by whatilearned January 16, 2022, 6:47 pm

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TIL F. Scott Fitzgerald’s wife, Zelda, was involved in an affair & requested a divorce. Zelda later discovered that Fitzgerald had an affair with a prostitute & threw herself down a flight of stairs. Fitzgerald later placed her in a hospital while he had an affair with columnist, Sheilah Graham.

by whatilearned January 13, 2022, 2:21 pm

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TIL in 2018, a Dutch man requested to change his legal age from 69 to 49, citing he wanted to ‘improve’ his chances on Tinder. The court denied his request due to there being no legal basis.

by whatilearned November 26, 2021, 1:57 pm

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TIL that in 2011, Lawrence Brewer, an inmate on death row, requested a last meal that included a triple-meat bacon cheeseburger, a meat-lover’s pizza, a pound of barbecue, and two steaks. When it arrived, he said “he wasn’t hungry” — prompting officials to abolish last meals for death row inmates.

by whatilearned November 9, 2021, 7:08 pm

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TIL Robert De Niro requested a live cartridge in the revolver for the scene in The Deer Hunter in which he subjects John Cazale’s character to an impromptu game of Russian roulette. Cazale obsessively rechecked the gun before each take to make sure that the live round wasn’t next in the chamber.

by whatilearned November 4, 2021, 2:23 am

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