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TIL That some high schools have coffee shops in them!

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d8JPK TIL a large portion of legacy carrier airlines in the US outsource their flights to regional ones - for example, in 2011 61% of American, United and Delta flights were handled by regional airlines.
ADKo TIL there is a gas station in Minnesota that allows customers to pre-purchase bulk quantities of gasoline on the commodities market for a $1 membership fee, so instead of paying $4.00/gal, some customers are paying less than $1.00.
9w0OB TIL Tampa Bay Lightning was owned by the Yakuza in its early years, constanly short on cash, and the NHL even doubted that owner Takashi Okubo, was a real person
v1wnK TIL Titan (Saturn’s largest moon) has an atmosphere so dense, you wouldn’t need a spacesuit to walk on the surface. However, you would still need an oxygen mask and protection from the extreme cold (-290F/-179C).
awO7J TIL in 1920 The New York Times ridiculed the notion of rockets in space, calling it absurd, and criticized rocket scientist Robert H. Goddard as being less educated than a high school student. They issued a retraction in 1969 just days before Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon.