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TIL Twin brothers in Germany built a 150 square meter model airport with over 100 autonomous moving vehicles at a cost of $4.8 million

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dN58 TIL that Moon Wi-Fi, Moon’s Internet Connection, with speed of 19Mbps down, is faster than the United States’ national average.
e0vlk TIL time zones were largely created due to the rapid expansion of railroads needing a more accurate way to plan train schedules. Before, each town utilized their own local time based on the sun's position.
weRE TIL The 1971 film “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” was financed by the Quaker Oats Company to promote their new candy: The Wonka Bar
R7d48 TIL President of South Korea from 2013-2017, Park Geun-hye, was controlled/influenced by the leaders of a Korean cult. They allegedly masterminded government policy and decision making during Park's administration. The regime also established a commission to censor and harass critics in the media.
77pL TIL there is a 13 month calendar & that the Kodak company used it internally for 70 years.