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TIL that Disneyland and Disney World are "national defense airspace" no-fly zones, and have been since 2003.

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epao4 Today I learned Dana Carvey underwent heart bypass surgery for a blocked coronary artery, but the surgeon operated on the wrong artery. Eventually he won a lawsuit against the hospital and won 7.5 million dollars, all of which was donated to charity.
aw6QZ TIL Jeremy Soule was inspired to write music for TES: Oblivion which reflects the human condition and the beauty of life, after being involved in a car crash which he was lucky to survive.
ZBbY TIL that Sean is pronounced Shawn because its an Irish pronunciation of “John” i.e. the Jean in Jean Luc Picard.
jR1E TIL Ian Fleming and Christopher Lee are cousins
kX6E TIL English writer Charles Foster and his eight year old son lived like badgers in a hole in the ground for several weeks. They ate worms and grasshoppers, and travelled by crawling on their stomachs.