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TIL September 16th is the shortest day of the year. 24 hours − 21.3 seconds

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6YJQ TIL India’s “Go Air” airline only hires female flight attendants because they are lighter, so they save up to $500,000 per year in fuel.
lRrN TIL that during WWII American soldiers in the Pacific theatre would use the word ‘lollapalooza’ to challenge unidentified persons, on the premise that Japanese people often pronounce the letter L as R
j66yX TIL about the Stadium Sponsorship Curse, which is the phenomenon of bad things happening to companies that put their name on a sports stadium.
epPlL TIL that copra, dried coconut meat which contains concentrated coconut oil, is banned from flights in India due to the risk of spontaneous combustion.
o5nA TIL that the NORAD Tracks Santa tradition started when a misprinted Sears ad for calling Santa directed to NORAD instead.