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TIL workers at Gloucestershire Airport play Tina Turner songs at full volume to keep birds off of the runways.

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BgmWD TIL that in February of 1993, Kansas City, Missouri radio station KXXR changed its name to KISF (Kiss FM). As a publicity stunt to announce the change, it played Prince's 1986 song "Kiss" for 24 hours straight
rRy5d TIL that there's a reason why people hate Wendy Willams so much. It seems she's one of the most insensitive people on TV.
xG4g TIL That a Flood Destroyed The Home Of Hate Group Leader Who Claimed “God Sends Natural Disasters To Punish Gays”
0wQQj TIL about the Via Francigena, a 1300-year-old Camino-style pilgrimage route from Canterbury through France and Italy to Rome.
4XxAw TIL, about Joan Struthers Curran who, developed Chaff used to disguise where the D Day invasion was going to happen, but was never awarded a Degree in her time "because women were simply not granted degrees". Remarkable