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TIL, The only letter not used in the Periodic Table is the letter J.

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rrY1 TIL that Denver Int'l Airport (at 53 sq miles) is larger than Manhattan, San Francisco & Miami and is the 2nd largest airport in the world.
4XAlo TIL that in 2017, a dog named Odin refused to leave his flock of goats behind during the California Tubbs Fire as his owners fled to safety. Days later, the owners came back to their property to find Odin survived and managed to keep all the goats alive.
7rE8M TIL how the 1992 USA Men's basketball 'Dream Team' Olympic win was the highlight of the players' careers except Michael Jordan who said that the biggest benefit for him was that he learned more about his teammates' weaknesses. He later defeated Barkley, Malone, and Stockton in three NBA finals.
JYkLv TIL that the former CEO of Coca-Cola, Roberto Goizueta, was the first person to become a billionaire by being an employee and not a company founder (or heir).
woZKY TIL The 2023 film "Chang An" about poets Li Bai and Gao Shi features 48 well-known Tang poems as the director aimed to increase awareness of classical Chinese works among young people. Some viewers complained that their experiences were spoiled as children recited poems aloud while watching the film