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TIL second runway of Narita Airport was supposed to pass through Takao Shito’s land, but because of the legal problems, it now basically encircles it. Farming takes place amidst the roar of takeoff and the impacts of aircraft landings.

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Z8knp TIL three of the plane models used by North Korean airline Air Koryo are so old that Air Koryo is the last passenger airline in the world to still be using them today.
mx1mO TIL the popular song “closing time” is actually a song describing being born
d8DG9 TIL the guards at the tomb of the Unknown Soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery actually yell at you when you are disrespectful
4XE55 TIL of Cocaethyline, a substance produced by the body when cocaine and alcohol are consumed together. Its euphoriant properties are so powerful it causes feelings of acute well-being almost universally among users, but it's also about 25 times more likely to kill you than cocaine alone.
axly TIL: Kim Ung-Yong, the man with the highest IQ, who attended University at age 4, and worked for NASA as a teen, could not find work in Korea because he technically didn’t graduate Elementary School.