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TIL in 2005 a British Airways 747 (G-BNLG) had an engine flame out and attempted to fly from LAX back to the London Heathrow on 3 engines, it ended up diverting to Manchester Uk instead

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8aVxV TIL that the most prolific actor of all time is Eric Roberts, with 604 film/TV roles and counting. He is the elder brother of Julia Roberts and father of Emma Roberts.
wLwG1 TIL In 2003, Juan Catalan was cleared of murder charges, after outtake footage shot for “The Car Pool Lane” episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm showed him and his daughter attending the Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Atlanta Braves baseball game some 20 miles from the crime scene at the time of the murder.
8a4rK TIL Shrikant Jichkar ( 14 September 1955 – 2 June 2004) was known as the most qualified person in India. He obtained 20 degrees after appearing for 42 university examinations. He was also a politician, known to be the elected as the youngest MLA in the country at age 26
mV1R TIL that Sweden’s recycling program is so successful that they are asking Norway for their trash to power their own Waste-to-Power plants because they don’t have enough non-recycled waste.
PYpme TIL Chernobyl wasn't the first Russian Nuclear disaster. They also had the Kyshtym disaster in 1957