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TIL: On an aeronautical chart, a big circled P means you may not fly there. Many world military and government sites are so-marked. Also, in the US, one may not overfly George Washington's home, Bush family homes, Disney sites, or the Boundary Waters canoe wilderness --or some WrestleMania venues.

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