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TIL: The MAXIMUM entry age for new air traffic controllers to be accepted by the FAA is 30.

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P1KnJ TIL traditional red velvet cake gets its signature red color and velvety texture from a chemical reaction occurring between unprocessed cocoa powder, acidic buttermilk, and basic baking soda
8wW4 TIL when you are in Sweden you have the year-round right to walk, cycle, ride, ski and camp on any land, with few exceptions, due to The Right of Public Access, or ‘Allemansrätt’.
Q60E TIL In-N-Out launched a one-day pop-up store in London, and sold out in one hour
0dvXA TIL the original cast album for the musical Hamilton became the first Broadway cast recording ever to be certified diamond (10 million units sold) by the RIAA in June 2023. All 46 tracks on the double-album are also certified as singles (6-double platinum, 22-platinum, 18-gold).
W7Eg4 TIL of Wouter Basson, aka 'Dr Death', former head of the South Africa Secret Services’ biological and chemical program ‘Project Coast’ from 1981 to 1995, that introduced drugs into SA to chemically suppress the black population. Charged but acquitted of human rights violations, including murder.