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TIL there was a early 2000’s boy band called Blue and that I never heard of them because the lead singer said "Who gives a fuck about New York when elephants are being killed?”… 1 month after 9/11… which happened while he was in NYC…

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kOnP5 TIL: After British Airways had a man enter the cockpit and nearly crash the plane, 16 American passengers settled a multi-million dollar lawsuit, the British passengers got $2000 and a free Fear of Flying Class.
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