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TIL before 9/11, US airports were public social hubs where you could walk to the gate, eat at food courts, and watch planes without a ticket or ID.

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x6ERB TIL the mayflower ship is believed to have been scrapped for timber and assembled into a barn in Buckinghamshire, England
VEGm TIL the deserts of Tunisia housed the original Star Wars movie sets for the film’s planet Tatooine. More than 30 years after the premier of the first movie in the series, the sets are still very well preserved and visitors to Tunisia can even stay in Luke Skywalker’s home.
neKNP TIL though typically used for physical health, Tai Chi is a martial art
R7pga TIL John Hughes filmed "The Breakfast Club" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" concurrently to save time and money. He even used the same closed high school for the interior scenes, but built a second library in the gym for "Breakfast Club" as the original was too small.
ep9ED TIL when Pluto was discovered the first choice of name was Minerva, which was unfortunately already taken by an asteroid