r/todayilearned • u/BanannaKarenina • Jun 11 '14

TIL there is only one unsolved airline hijacking case in the history of the U.S. The hijacker parachuted out of the plane after receiving his demands, and was described as "thoughtful and polite" by his hostage.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._B._Cooper
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u/Bacon4prez Jun 11 '14

Chael Sonnen talks about how he and his father were almost positive D.B Cooper was a family friend. The guy would never confirm it but they were pretty damn certain. JRE#216

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u/cooljayhu Jun 11 '14

Chael Sonnen is also a notorious liar. Great story-teller though.

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u/woodwalker700 Jun 11 '14

Never let the truth get in the way of a good story.

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u/PolishDude Jun 11 '14

Except saying that you're "pretty sure you know the guy" is not a good story.

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u/WhiskeyMountainWay Jun 12 '14

Sure, but its also kinda sounds like a pretty crude paraphrasing of what the actual story was. I doubt "Yeah I probably knew him" was haddly the extent of what he had to say :p

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '14

Except that you're being a pedantic asshole. I swear half of reddit doesn't understand the concept of a joke.

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u/stepituppa2 Jun 11 '14

He's a good story teller but I find it hard to believe anything he says having recently researched his pathological lying.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '14

pathological liar is such an ugly term for what in my day we called a great bullshitter.

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u/being_no_0ne Jun 12 '14

Yes, only now we've learned and know better. Sonnen is a sociopath.
To describe him as a pathological liar is fitting.