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TIL that the janitor of the Air Force Academy was a Medal of Honor winner who went unnoticed for almost ten years until a cadet stumbled across his story in a history book. When the janitor passed away, he was buried at the cemetery and is the only non-air force enlisted man buried there.

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mkWo TIL that as a result of a 20-year-old online joke that the German city of Bielefield doesn’t actually exist, the city released a press statement titled ‘There Really is a Bielefeld!’. However as it was released on April 1st, this humorously only added to the conspiracy.
xVDjD TIL In 2001, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) determined that English would, from then on, be the standardized language of air travel.
5VVx9 TIL that the spellings "per cent" and "percent" are both correct, the difference is that "per cent" is used mainly in Britain and Canada, whereas "percent" is most preferred in the US
k9w4 TIL 400 million years ago, before trees took over, Earth was covered in 24-foot mushrooms called prototaxites.
xVwR0 TIL that Clint Eastwood ran for Mayor of Carmel, CA, out of spite, and won in 1986.