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TIL Sorrell Booke (Boss Hogg) was fluent in French, Latin, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, German, Greek and Italian.

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jNllE TIL That the oldest operational aircraft in the world is a French 'Bleriot XI' built in 1909. It is kept in an airworthy condition by the 'Shuttleworth Collection' in the UK, and flies regularly.
o5AE TIL Signals that baffled astronomers for 17 years were traced to the observatory microwave
4k6lJ Today I learned that the light from white LED streetlights is turning purple in many places.
GAKYg TIL the organization that administers the US Presidential Debates is co-owned by the GOP and DNC to avoid "tough" questions and limit third party candidates from participating. For decades, prior to 1988, the debates were administered by the League of Women Voters.
wL4rY TIL while the Icelandic airline Loftleiðir was only allowed to operate flights to and from Iceland, they managed to circumvent the rule by having their USA-continental Europe flights covered by two tickets: one for flying to Iceland, and the other for flying from Iceland to the mainland.