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TIL I learned that there is only a single ICAO airport code starting with the letter "J". It is JZRO for Jezero Crater on Mars.

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PYxmE TIL That in Ancient Rome, black people were not excluded from anything or discriminated against because of their color or appearance.
jNDBp TIL that Louis Wain, the Artist from Edwardian England, famous for his psychedelic depictions of cats, was influential in the species' transition from tolerated "mouse catchers" to beloved pets and figures in popular culture.
yrva TIL I learned of camp 1391, a “secret” Israeli prison where prisoners are locked in a 2m by 2m cell, are sexually and physically abused by the guards. No lawyers or human rights activists are allowed in.
Mv5B TIL the US Navy’s most secretive naval base is located in a remote lake in northern Idaho. This base is believed to be used to develop stealth submarine technology and some locals believe that there is an underground waterway to the Pacific ocean used for top secret deployment
d7E9 TIL high-fructose corn syrup may be tied to worldwide collapse of bee colonies