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TIL cornhub.com domain is up for sale for about a half million dollars

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Bw7K TIL that contrary to popular misconception, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) does not actually prohibit the use of personal electronic devices on aircraft. It’s actually Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations that prohibit the use of mobile phones aboard aircraft in flight.
PGyV TIL that in 2011 a 75 year old Georgian woman cut off internet access to the whole of Armenia when she severed a single cable while digging with a shovel
D1arp TIL that first man in space, Yuri Gagarin, wrote a farewell letter to his wife before he went to space. He survived the mission but his wife would receive the letter 7 years later after Gagarin died in a plane crash during routine training.
p8NDA TIL that Singaporean photographer Aram Pan has shot a 360° video of driving through the Streets of Pyongyang, North Korea with exclusive permission from the North Korean government
PYLZL TIL "willy-nilly" comes from "will he, nill he," meaning "whether he likes it or not." Over time, both the meaning and spelling have changed.