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TIL Children of South Naknek, Alaska are flown daily to attend school in Naknek, riding the United States of America’s only flying school bus.

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9wBWM TIL that before adopting Chinese characters, Japan had no native writing system. Information was passed on orally in spoken Japanese until the 4th century CE when Korean Buddhist missionaries introduced the script to Japan. There is no evidence of any indigenous script or writing system before this.
4mRJ TIL skipping the microphone/menu and going straight to the first window at In-N-Out is referred to as a “Home Run”. Your reciept will mention the fact that you have scored a “Home Run”. I found this out first hand by mistake today.
GAXMN TIL the real meaning of "I'm looking California, and feeling Minnesota" from Soundgarden's Outshined
R7Zpl TIL In Germany you can be imprisoned for one year for insulting someone in public
VGGQ TIL The oldest house in the UK is nearly 6000 years old and has stone furniture that is still intact today.