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TIL that the name for the coffee company “Starbucks” comes from Captain Ahab’s first mate in the classic novel Moby Dick, who was named Starbuck.

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MeynW TIL about Air Canada Flight 759, which erroneously almost landed on a packed taxiway at San Francisco International Airport. It missed one of the planes by 14 feet (4.3m). If it had crashed, it would have been the worst air disaster ever.
kNP5 TIL Michael Faraday, one of the foremost experimenters of his time, declined a knighthood, believing that it was against the word of the Bible to pursue worldly reward. He stated that he preferred to remain “plain Mr. Faraday to the end.”
6EpO7 Today I learned that there are flocks of feral parakeets in the United Kingdom
ANp5n TIL The United States military invaded Canada in 1812. US lost
D11vJ TIL that Blue Cheese has mold in it.