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TIL American Airlines is the largest airline in the world when measured by scheduled passengers carried, revenue passenger mile, and daily flights.

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pMKp TIL the original Tron movie (1982) was disqualified from receiving an Academy Award nomination for special effects, because the Academy felt at the time that using computers was “cheating”
a9po TIL: The term “kosher salt” comes from its use in making meats kosher by removing surface blood, not from its being made in accordance with the guidelines for kosher foods as nearly all salt is kosher.
OoWMR TIL Apples, potatoes, and other produce can be and are often stored for up to a year before they are shipped to stores.
n1NY TIL Stranger Things was allegedly based on Project Montauk, a supposed secret government program involving the kidnapping of children for use in mind control experiments.
VDX0 TIL - The largest found ancient Egyptian cemetery had 54% blondes and redheads, with 87% light hair when light brown is included