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OGgKe TIL that Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers, Florida is 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).
j64Za TIL that the assassin of Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, Beant Singh, was one of Indira's own bodyguards. He was previously removed for security reasons, but Indira ordered him reinstated as Beant was her personal favorite bodyguard.
69Gl8 TIL Today I learned a Phd. in Chemistry is worthless to UCLA but they will hire a professor to teach for FREEE. Literally NO COMPENSATION for a Phd professor. I wonder if tuition is now free for students, since chemistry degrees seem worthless, at least to UCLA.
YY07 TIL Bob Moore, owner of Bob’s Red Mill, gave the multi-million dollar business away to his employees
m11OP TIL about the Ni'ihau incident, where a Japanese pilot landed after the Pearl Harbor attack and tried to fight on