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TIL that airlines don’t pay tax on fuel

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dDpkK TIL of Bolaji Badejo, a Nigerian student, who was the suit performer of the Titular creature in Alien. He was discovered by the casting team at a Soho Pub in London. It was his sole acting credit.
xD0b TIL There is a theory in anthropology that memes are “organisms” that compete for survival and spread like viruses
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