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TIL North Korea has its own airline, which also happens to be the only 1 star rated airline according to Skytrax

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6EQQ TIL that our Galaxy’s name, the Milky Way, comes from the story of the Greek God Hera spilling milk while breastfeeding an unknown infant.
OG6AR TIL American ski trail difficulty symbols (Green Squares, Blue Circles, and Black Diamonds) were originally designed and tested for a Walt Disney ski resort concept. The National Ski Areas Association then chose the symbols to standardize nationally on.
QJemk TIL about Jagniwas, the amazing Lake Palace in Udaipur India. Built in 1743 and now a 5-star hotel
r8e TIL Dr. Phil does not have an active licence to practice psychology, and the California Board of Psychology determined that he does not require one because his show involves “entertainment” rather than psychology.
NXVZN TIL there is a suburb of Chicago called "Wauconda" (pronounced like Wakonda) that set the record for the largest snowball fight in 2005 with nearly 3000 participants, beating the previous record set at a Swiss ski resort.