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5de9 TIL that before the advent of air travel, landowners used to own an infinitely tall column of air rising above their property. Today there’s no official verdict on where property rights end, but U.S. policy is that anything above 500 feet is navigable airspace.
OongY TIL On May 1, 1969, Fred Rogers appeared before the U.S Senate Commerce Committee requesting funds to help support the growth of a new concept. National Public Television.
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