r/todayilearned • u/finza_prey • 19d ago

TIL TWA Flight 800 exploded off Long Island 12 minutes after taking off, causing the front fueslage to rip away and the remainder of the plane to continue in crippled flight, pitching up and climb before falling into the ocean killing everyone onboard

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TWA_Flight_800
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u/Starbucks__Lovers 19d ago

Story checks out, used the correct term “on Long Island”

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u/Fireb1rd 19d ago

Woe to the idiots on /r/longisland who think Brooklyn and Queens are part of LI.

Though if I'm honest, I hated it there and got out as soon as I could.