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TIL about a town in Pennsylvania named Phoenixville that celebrates their town every year by burning down a giant wooden bird.

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KOOlR TIL of the Chichijima incident, during an air raid in late 1944, nine Americans were shot down by the Japanese, 8 of the men were captured, tortured, executed, and five cannibalized. The only American to escape capture was future US president George H. W. Bush, then a 20yo airman.
medY TIL that the Soviets did not know about Polaroid instant photos until Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev visited the White House in 1973.
YJDG TIL that in developing countries, the use of birth control has lowered maternal deaths by 43%, and if full demand were met it could be reduced by as much as 73%.
x65gD TIL that Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers, Florida is the the #2 busiest single-runway airport in the United States; #1 is the San Diego International Airport. It is also the largest airport in Florida, and third-largest airport in the U.S. based on total area (13,555 acres).
R54 TIL that the cancellation of “The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack” spawned “Adventure Time” and “Regular Show”