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til that the blue bird is a symbol of happiness, good health & hope in North America

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grxgy TIL I learned that there was a suspected fifth flight on 9/11 that was thwarted by the nationwide ground stop. When the captain said the flight was returning to the gate, several first class passengers got very upset and demanded to speak to the captain. Back at the gate, they ran off the plane.
89LP TIL that Christians introduced “Christian Power Cards” to compete with Pokemon due to the concept of ‘Pokemon Evolution’ going against the Biblical creation account in Genesis.
vVJB TIL that although the United States Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, having no longitudinal bearings, need not keep to a time zone, as a matter of practicality they operate on New Zealand clocks since resupply flights originate in Christchurch, on the South Island.
vo9B TIL ‘This Land is Your Land’ by Woody Guthrie was written as a counter to 'God Bless America’. There was even socialist style verse that has been removed from the modern version
R766j TIL that the USA has more tornadoes than any other country in the world, with more than 1200 annually. The state with the most tornadoes per unit area is Florida, while the state with the highest number of strong tornadoes per unit area is Oklahoma