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TIL Morgan Freeman is the voice of Birmingham Airport

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dDX47 TIL that in the United States Virgin Islands cars travel on the left side of the road, it is the only place in the United States that does this.
mxjxR TIL That in WWI Russians used horse drawn machine guns called Tachankas for hit and run style attacks
OG5o1 TIL in 1984 McDonald's introduced the McDLT which sold in a specially designed two-sided container that kept the hamburger "hot" while keeping the lettuce, tomato, cheese, pickles, and sauces "cool". It was discontinued in the early 90's as McDonald's moved away from polystyrene packaging.
epMon TIL there is a "gravity hole" in the Indian Ocean—where Earth's mass is reduced, causing weaker gravitational pull and lower-than-average sea levels. This anomaly likely formed when the Tethys Ocean disappeared between India and Central Asia and forced lower-density magma closer to the surface.
WkgGA TIL about Joseph Trombino, a Brinks security guard who, after being shot multiple times in the famed armored car robbery of 1981, was almost killed in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and eventually lost his life during the 9/11 attacks while making a delivery in the North Tower.