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

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9YDEm TIL of the 2008 K2 disaster, where in one day 11 climbers lost their lives on the second highest mountain in the world.
XkOk TIL: In London, Ontario a flame of hope was lit in 1989 as a tribute to Dr. Frederick Banting and all the people that have lost their lives to diabetes. The flame will remain lit until there is a cure for diabetes.
OoQxe TIL about corriearklet, the word describing the moment at which two people, approaching from opposite ends of a long passageway, recognize each other and immediately pretend they haven’t, to avoid the embarrassment of having to continue recognizing each other the whole length of the corridor.
8yVK TIL that Norway is ranked as the country least likely to be affected by climate change. Chad is the most vulnerable.
OoQQ7 TIL The ability to read mispelled words is not based only on the first and last letter of the word, but also on the overall context and many other psycholinguistic factors. The original meme that made this popular actually used very specific words to show the effect, but it fails for other words.