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TIL 3M (the manufacturing company) attempted to expand its revenue line in the 1960s through by designing and releasing board games.

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nWWQW TIL that there is a random runway in the middle of the Everglades that is only used for training. It was originally intended to be the first runway of a new airport for Miami, intended to be the largest airport in the world, but the project was canceled due to environmental concerns.
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