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TIL that in 1952, the United States Air Force airlifted more than 3500 pilgrims from Lebanon to Jeddah to complete their hajj, after airlines at Beirut couldn't hand the surge of passengers.

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PYJnZ TIL George Washington borrowed The Law of Nations from the New York Society Library and didn't return it. Mount Vernon estate returned the book in 2010 (221 years overdue) after the Head librarian joked they were "not actively pursuing the overdue fines," they would appreciate having it back.
4Qm5 TIL 15 of the 19 hijackers of 9/11 were citizens of Saudi Arabia; the others were from the United Arab Emirates (2), Egypt and Lebanon
ADB44 TIL the coelacanth, a prehistoric lobed-finned fish, was believed to have become extinct in the Late Cretaceous Era 66 millions years ago, until they were rediscovered extant off the coast of South Africa in 1938.
noDB TIL US is 5% of world’s population but consumes 75% of the worlds prescription drugs.
D11Ye TIL there is no butter (or dairy) in apple butter