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TIL that Boeing removed some of the 787 lightning protection measures to save costs.

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Zpa5G TIL A school superindent in Texas resigned after accusations of a history of bullying and plagerism with a golden parachute of over $1 million.
GYZDE TIL in the aftermath of Katrina, Mexico deployed 184 personnel to aid relief,including handing out 100,000+ meals and supplies. This was the first flagged and uniformed deployment of Mexican military personnel in the USA in 150 years.
78a7p TIL of Jazz kissa, a style of jazz clubs unique to Japan that thrived around the 1950s to the 1970s. Patrons would go to these clubs where jazz is played for dedicated listening rather than as background music. Silence is required and a "masuta" serves the customers drinks and DJ's the music set.
77pL TIL there is a 13 month calendar & that the Kodak company used it internally for 70 years.
BQor TIL there is a runway where you roll your airplane off a cliff and drop until you have enough airspeed to fly