Today I Learned
The FAA recommends children (under 2) sit in their parents’ lap rather than in their own seat.
This recommendation was made based on a prediction unrelated to air travel safety itself. Instead, even though young children are indeed slightly safer when placed in a restraint (and in a separate seat …
There are two countries with no official capital, though they have de facto capitals — Switzerland (de facto capital being Bern) and Nauru (de facto capital being Yaren).
Stray animals are particularly well taken care of in Turkey.
Even during the COVID-19 crisis, the government put out an order that strays be looked after, given that fewer people were outside feeding them during the pandemic.
Every subway platform in NYC has a black and white striped board on it.
Conductors must point at the board at each station, to prove that they’re paying attention.