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TIL that the Anchorage International airport in Alaska is 9.5 hours flight time to 90% of the industrial world and is the 5th busiest cargo airport in the world.

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woJp7 TIL that the first Palio di Siena, in its modern form, took place in 1633, but public races organized by the contrade were popular from the 14th century onwards
x6b0B TIL about tiny freshwater crustaceans found in the desert such as 'fairy shrimp' whose eggs lay dormant for up to 7 years until conditions are right, surviving extreme heat, cold and drought. They live in temporary bodies of water known as ephemeral pools such as rain puddles and seasonal wetlands.
wr96 TIL in 1973, a nurse in India was reduced to vegetative state after she was choked with a “Dog Chain and sodomized” by the hospital’s sweeper. The convict served 14 yrs sentence, while she still continues to be in the same state after 42yr. Supreme Court declined plea for euthanasia by an activist
VBrQ8 TIL in 2011 a woman was buried alive in a cardboard box by her fiancé after he attacked her with a stun gun then bound & gagged her with tape because he was "bored" with her & wanted custody of their son. She used her engagement ring to cut herself free & pull the box apart before flagging down help
85oZ TIL that Russia and the U.S. are both signatories on the Open Skies Treaty that allows intelligence gathering flights over any part of a member’s country, and not be restricted for reasons of national security.