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TIL Schiphol Airport sends Heathrow a cake when a delay in its expansion occurs as a thank you for helping their own airport increase numbers

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NZ6e TIL that Roald Dahl (author of “Matilda,” “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and others) helped save thousands of childrens’ lives by coordinating the creation of an improved cerebral shunt.
yQLEa TIL that Samoa is 1 day ahead of American Samoa even though they are ~100 miles apart
4vVw TIL Because of South Park’s Scientology episode, The Church of Scientology hired people to spy on Matt and Trey to find something on them to use for blackmail. The Church became frustrated when their investigation turned up nothing but the fact that they’re pretty normal people.
Lk0WP TIL that the street in front of the U.S. Embassy in Bucharest was named in honor of Liviu Librescu, Romanian–American scientist and engineer. A prominent academic in addition to being a survivor of the Holocaust, he is renown for his heroism during the 2007 Virginia Tech Shooting.
JYd5B TIL that McDonalds has a Gold Card that entitles the holder to free, unlimited food. Warren Buffet and Bill Gates have one, as does Charles Ramsey, who ditched his half-eaten Big Mac to help rescue three kidnapped women.