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TIL When three-letter airport codes became standard, airports that had been using two letters simply added an X.

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gMAl7 TIL about marathon runner Paul Pilkington. In the 1994 LA Marathon, he was paid to set a pace early for other runners with the assumption that he'd eventually drop back during the race. Realizing he had a strong lead, Pilkington shocked everyone by winning.
7rrpL TIL about the Nissan S Cargo. (Yes, it looks like a snail)
dAB7 TIL that there is a nonprofit organization called Kiva where you can lend $25 to people around the world, for example women entrepreneurs in underdeveloped countries, to help them. You get the money back after a while, and the organization takes no cut.
WkvZ4 TIL that "indoor cats" are overwhelmingly more common in the US [and Australia] than Europe, as they are an invasive species there
nDB7 TIL that Joseph Medicine Crow, a Native American of the Crow tribe, served in World War II and completed all the requirements to become a war chief while at war, making him the last Crow member to do so.