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TIL Walt Disney World has a permanent no-fly zone above it

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GG41 TIL that ‘Mein Keimpf’ by Adolf Hitler is the second-worst rated book on GoodReads. Number one is 'Dianetics’ by L. Ron Hubbard.
5VPZk TIL: In 2016 the BBC received more than 1000 complaints about an episode of children's TV show 'Fireman Sam', these complaints were then forwarded on to Channel 5, as the BBC had not broadcast 'Fireman Sam' since 2008.
pY14O TIL In 2018 over a million people in Hawaii woke up to a text message warning them of imminent inbound ballistic missiles. Despite the line indicating "This is not a drill", it was in fact sent in error.
1O14 TIL a whale known as “the world’s loneliest whale” is the only one known to produce “songs” at 52Hz. Although the sonic signature is that of a whale, the frequency is unique in no other whale uses it to answer back. His songs were first detected in 1992. A 50-day search for him will start this Fall.
x4dB TIL that Vegemite is actually the leftover concentrated yeast mixture from the bottom of alcohol barrels.