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TIL leaked emails from Sony revealed talks of taking serious action and potentially sueing Bill Murray for not participating in the new Ghostbusters film.

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8eByP TIL that the world smallest piloted biplane to fly is the Starr Bumble Bee II with a wingspan of 5 ft 6 in, total length of 8 ft 10 inches and takeoff weight of 260 kg. The record was set by Robert Starr in 1988 when he climbed to 400ft before the engine failed causing a crash.
xgxk TIL that multiple cities claim to be the “Second City of the United Kingdom”. Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, and Manchester argue for the title, as did Calcutta, Dublin, and Philadelphia in the past.
Ajko TIL For the Apollo 11 moon landing conspiracy theory to be true, over 400,000 people would need to be part of the secret.
XVVk TIL cats, unlike dogs, cannot (for physiologically reasons resulting in blindness & death) be vegetarian
ANoxn TIL that 230 years ago The French Aerostatic Corps , was the world's first air unit founded in the early days of the French Revolutionary wars and helping in several important battles .