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TIL of Operation Yellow Ribbon - a plan implemented on 9/11 by Canadian Air Traffic Controllers to protect American targets by diverting potential threats to Canadian airspace.

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0w8JL TIL about Michel Lotito. Throughout his life he ate 18 bicycles, seven TV sets, two beds, 15 supermarket trolleys, a computer, a coffin (handles and all), a pair of skis, six chandeliers and an airplane (Cessna 150) piece by piece.
loye1 TIL about a cow named "Emily" who escaped from a slaughterhouse in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. The local newspapers reported her often been running with a herd of deer. Later, during her stay in sanctuary at the Peace Abbey, she became a representative of "animal rights" and "vegetarianism".
MeDoB TIL a genetic mutation can cause some people to have 4 cones that perceive color as opposed to the standard 3, which means they would be able to see 100 million colors while a normal person sees just 1 million.
k6Y4 TIL that in 2004, employees of a Walmart in Jonquière, Quebec successfully unionized their local Walmart. 5 months later, Walmart shut down the store, claiming they did not approve of the “business plan” the store made.
Yp5V7 TIL about Sanada Masayuki, the head of Sanada clan in the 16th century, sent his older son to join the Tokugawa army and his younger son to the opposing army at the Battle of Sekigahara, the turning point in feudal Japan, to ensure the survival of the clan, regardless of the outcome.