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TIL that 125 airlines from 18 African countries are blacklisted by the EU. (banned from operating in European airspace for a lack of safety oversight)… the world’s second-largest and second most populated continent, accounts for less than 3% of the world’s air traffic.

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nWNRb TIL that in the 1890's, more than 170,000 horses were living and working in New York City. The accumulation of urine, manure and dead horse carcasses created a nasal nightmare. When it rained the accumulated mess flowed freely into the city basements.
OoGB4 TIL that in 2013 Washington state gave Boeing an $8.7b tax break to "maintain and grow its workforce within the state" - the largest tax break in history. Boeing then cut its workforce in the state by 15%
LQd5Z TIL that wycinanki - a Slavic version of the art of papercutting - became a popular folk craft in Poland in the mid-1800s. It is said to have originated with shepherds, passing time in the fields by cutting designs out of tree bark and leather, which were then used as decorations or given as gifts.
4Vg TIL Western Australia passed a referendum in 1933 to secede from Australia, only to be denied by the British Government.
0ww8y TIL America’s “Time Lord” is Dr. Judah Levine, the guy who sets the time upon which all of our devices are synced. He’s done this job since figuring out how to keep perfect time in 1969.