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TIL Almost All Canadian IATA Airport Codes Start With The Letter "Y"

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VMDEG TIL about Senator's Strom Thurmond's 24h 18min filibuster to delay and obstruct the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1957
xVd50 TIL that a study found that spoilers don’t ruin stories. In fact, “…subjects who had the story ‘spoiled’ enjoyed the story more than the subjects who didn't know the ending in advance.”
Obo7 TIL in 2002 there was a live, 24 hour special on MTV hosted by Courtney Love, who was supposedly given control over what content would air. It ended with her crying on a couch for the last few hours.
W7XJY TIL about sugar alcohols --a component that is now everywhere and cannot be properly digested by humans, hence can cause several gut and digestive issues
4P05 TIL Steven Spielberg completed his degree course, 33 years after dropping out, by submitting Schindler’s List as his final project.