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TIL the shortest commercial flight in the world is between the Scottish islands of Westray and Papa Westray, which takes only 1.5 minutes from takeoff to landing.

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NXE0E TIL a man named Jonathan Riches has filed more than 2,600 lawsuits since 2006. He even sued Guinness World Records to try to stop them from titling him as "the most litigious man in history".
YpJXB TIL of the "Babushkas of Chernobyl", Ukraine - women who survived the Holodomor famine and have returned to live in Chernobyl's radioactive Exclusion Zone.
D1kLJ TIL: Jean Meslier (1664-1729) was a French Catholic priest, actually an atheist, who left after his death an entire book criticizing religion
MebV7 TIL as a way to ensure their health, it is a taboo to touch the Queen as well as other members of the royal family unless they initiate the handshake, hug, etc.
1aGW4 TIL that deaf people who speak ASL (???????? Sign Language) are unable to understand those who speak BANZSL (???????? + ???????? + ????????). There is only a 31% overlap between the two languages, meaning that even though their respective countries speak English, their deaf communities are unable to communicate.