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TIL a dog survived the crash of American Airlines Flight 965, when the 757 crashed into a mountain in Buga, Columbia, killing 151 of the 155 passengers onboard.

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JYlrv TIL that Kurt Cobains daughter (Frances Bean) is now as old as Kurt was before commiting suicide.
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