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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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vPvpL TIL France banned serving alcohol with school lunches in 1956, but only for kids under 14.
NX4ab TIL the 1995 film 'Casino' contains about seven times more dialogue than the average movie
EgEnX TIL Arlington estate, where the national cemetery is located, was once owned by George Washington's step son, who built a house in the property to serve as a memorial for his step father. His daughter Married Robert E. Lee. In 1955 Congress voted to rename the House "The Robert E. Lee Memorial"
VBGBQ TIL that “Who Goes There?”, the short story that was adapted into “The Thing”, was also adapted into a 1972 Spanish Horror Film named “Horror Express” starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing.
6EpGl TIL that the crown of Romania is made from steel taken from a cannon captured during their war of independence from the Ottomans