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TIL the the Royal Canadian Mounted Police place undercover sky marshals on every Canadian flight to Ronald Regan Washington National Airport

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wojyY TIL during the Apollo Program, NASA had an escape system for launchpad emergencies that led down a literal water slide into an underground bunker called the "Rubber Room" that could shelter up to 20 people for 24 hours
Wkrj4 TIL that Hawaii is bigger than seven other states in the US (including Massachusetts), is comparable in size to Maryland, and is roughly 1/3rd the size of South Carolina.
j68jn TIL that Mozart taught his pet starling bird how to play the opening of his Piano Concerto Number 17, K 453.
dDXY8 TIL that Camilla's great-grandmother Alice Keppel was the mistress of Charles' great-great-grandfather, King Edward VII.
BgKGb TIL the largest currently known dinosaur footprints (5'7" or 1.7 metres long) are sauropod tracks located in Broome, Western Australia.