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TIL chopsticks from Vancouver International Airport's food courts are upcycled into housewares and furniture

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Browy TIL that Kaliningrad situated between Poland and Lithuania is the largest city and the administrative centre of Kaliningrad Oblast (Russia), Having its own Flag and a population of 475,056. Home to 9K720 Iskander (SRBM) and the Baltic fleet.
m1JoM TIL anyone joining the French Foreign Legion MUST do so anonymously with a fake name. After 1 year they can request permission to divulge their real name or, if they “are in trouble with the law”, the Legion will issue official documents for the fake name so they can can fully assume a new identity.
awp59 TIL of Bob Fletcher, a man who took care of the farms of three Japanese American families while they were interned during World War 2. By keeping their farms running and paying their taxes and mortgages, he ensured the families didn't lose everything. He was even shot at for supporting them.
kJkGW TIL about the 1980 Sunshine Skyway bridge disaster in St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. The original bridge collapsed when it was struck by the freighter MV Summit Venture. 35 people died, including passengers on a Greyhound Bus.
XE0DP TIL that during WWII, a bomb landed, but didnt explode, inside the German VW factory. If it had exploded, the post-war Beetles that we commonly see would've never existed.