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TIL that the years 1961 to 1972 are referred to as the “Golden Age of Hijacking” when more than 150 flights were hijacked in American airspace. At its peak aeroplanes were hijacked at a rate of nearly one per week

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b6kmE TIL that in Yukon, Canada, there is a "desert" between mountains and forests. Despite the name, scientifically is not a desert in the traditional sense, are dunes created by glaciers 24,000 years ago, but locals nickname the place as "the world smallest desert".
VJrk TIL: When an eagle dies anywhere in the United States, it is sent to The U.S. Eagle Repository in Colorado, where they are evaluated and distributed to Native Americans for religious ceremonies.
R71g1 TIL there is a font called "Public Sans" that is available for personal and commercial use
x6pkB TIL that the Centralia Mine Fire in Centralia, Pennsylvania has been burning continuously since at least 1962. It stretches across 8 miles (13km) & at depths of up to 300ft (90m). It has made the surrounding land unstable & the residents were relocated
9Q4X TIL that the U.S. accidentally dropped four hydrogen bombs on Spain in 1966