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TIL Paro international airport is one of the hardest airports to land it, and only 8 pilots are certified to land there.

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grPAb TIL for infants, not being breastfed is associated with an increased incidence of infectious morbidity, gastroenteritis, and pneumonia, as well as elevated risks of childhood obesity, type 1 and type 2 diabetes, leukemia, and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
BAQK TIL that ISO, the International Organization for Standardization, isn’t called IOS because every language has a different abbreviation, so they made a reference to the greek word “isos”, which means “equal”.
XjaP TIL that a prestigious high school in California had to be told, in 2014, that serving fried chicken, corn bread, and watermelon in recognition of Black History Month might not be a good idea.
LkvJP TIL that in response to their manager complaining that they had no catchy summertime hit, Blink-182 responded "You want a fucking single? I'll write you the cheesiest, catchiest, throwaway fucking summertime single you've ever heard!" and released 'First Date,' which would become extremely popular.
YpGXP TIL The taste map of the tongue that many people learned in school is nonsense. Taste receptors for salty, sweet, bitter and sour are found all over the tongue.