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0p0p TIL the flight number ‘191’ has been associated with many aviation accidents over the years. Today, many airlines no longer used the flight number.
d8YjB TIL During the 1920s and 30s, Chrysotile was used and marketed as "artificial snow". It was sold under the brand names of "White Magic", "Pure White", and "Snow Drift". Another name for Chrysotile is White Asbestos.
LQvPr TIL Mozambique is named after a person: Mossa Al Bique (an Arab trader)
5YJrp TIL that the Burj Khalifa is so tall, that residents above the 80th floor must wait two to three minutes longer to break their fast during Ramadan because you can see the sun for longer than you can on lower levels.
oEnR TIL: There is a weekly protest in Korea at the Japanese embassy which aims at obtaining justice from the Japanese government regarding the large scale sexual slavery system established under Imperial Japan rule during World War II, it holds the world record as the oldest rally on a single theme