TIL in 1975, the founder of Playboy, Hugh Hefner, lent his private plane the "Big Bunny" to operation baby lift to help transport 41 orphaned Vietnamese children to New York. u/Kay-v-Hamilton ADMIN MOD • TIL in 1975, the founder of Playboy, Hugh Hefner, lent his private plane the "Big Bunny" to operation baby lift to help transport 41 orphaned Vietnamese children to New York. https://ushistoryscene.com/article/operation-babylift/
TIL KFC founder Colonel Sanders and his wife, Claudia had grown unhappy with recipe changes at KFC after selling the company. So in 1968, they opened Claudia Sanders Dinner House. It was later subject to a lawsuit by the new owners of KFC that was settled out of court. u/Majoodeh ADMIN MOD • TIL KFC founder Colonel Sanders and his wife, Claudia had grown unhappy with recipe changes at KFC after selling the company. So in 1968, they opened Claudia Sanders Dinner House. It was later subject to a lawsuit by the new owners of KFC that was settled out of court. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudia_Sanders_Dinner_House
TIL that in 1903 the New York Times predicted that it would take humans 1 to 10 million years to perfect a flying machine. The Wright Brothers did it 69 days later. u/topcat5 ADMIN MOD • TIL that in 1903 the New York Times predicted that it would take humans 1 to 10 million years to perfect a flying machine. The Wright Brothers did it 69 days later. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Machines_Which_Do_Not_Fly
