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TIL Researchers let 100 paper planes go 23 miles above Germany 2 years ago. Some have since been found in Canada, USA, Australia and South Africa.

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v1GeD TIL in the aftermath of The Falklands War, Argentina banned all music in the English language
mxaWR TIL that beloved children's book author E.B. White was also co-author of a notable American English writing style guide.
EgVpx TIL that splinter free toilet paper was invented in 1930. Which means before that, toilet paper had splinters. Ouch.
0wB5L TIL John Edward Allen, who was hired by Ozzy Osbourne as a "personal dwarf" in 1981-83 and renamed by Ozzy as "Ronnie" to mock Ronnie James Dio, also acted in movies such as Blade Runner. He was hung on stage every night as part of the show. He died of an overdose at the age of 49.
W7VaN TIL that “Stars and Stripes Forever” is an emergency alert at the circus. When it is played by the band it usually means there is a fire and that the performers and circus hands should go to their emergency stations and start evacuating people