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TIL Under tribal law, fluency in Navajo is mandatory for candidates to the office of the President of the Navajo Nation

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XElXj TIL Rüppell's vulture is considered to be the highest-flying bird, with confirmed evidence of a flight at an altitude of 11,300 m above sea level, when it collided with a plane.
m1KGy TIL about the Young Eagles international flight program, which has given millions of young people their first flight experience and helped produce thousands of licensed pilots. Former chairmen include aviation legends Chuck Yeager, Harrison Ford, and Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger.
Br47r TIL when animals are depicted on flags, they face left (the hoist) by default as they would in the wind
PYjjL TIL that "the maximum natural lifespan of humans is 38 years"
p8MeN TIL: Popup headlights were actually invented in the '30s. They came back in the 80's when auto manufacture needed a way to skirt minimum headlight height safety laws, and fell back out of fashion again due to modern regulations concerning headlights being on movable body work.