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TIL about Foreign Accent Syndrome (FAS) which causes individuals to be temporarily or permanently perceived to be speaking with a foreign accent

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kJ8kB TIL that Air Tahiti Nui Flight 64 holds the record as the world's longest domestic flight. The flight was between Papeete in French Polynesia and Paris (15,715 km/9,765 mi) taking 16h20. The current longest domestic flight is AF647 between Saint-Denis, Réunion and Paris (9,349 km/5,809 mi/11h40)
LJJv TIL Norway stopped investing money into Walmart after determining that the company is guilty of “serious violations of fundamental ethical norms.”
eBxE TIL there are more Subway restaurants than McDonald’s
eoJJ TIL: In response to how women in media are often judged on their clothing, Australian TV anchor Karl Stefanovic wore the same suit on air for a year and no one noticed.
kOWL7 TIL that One World Trade Center's tenants are mostly technology companies, as opposed to the finance companies that leased the Twin Towers