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TIL the world’s highest flying bird is the Rüppell's Vulture with a confirmed altitude of over 37,000 ft (11,300 m)

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9YGBQ TIL: That on the same day, July 23rd, 1943, both The United States and Nazi Germany officially submitted requests to their respective aircraft manufacturers for bombers capable of crossing the Atlantic ocean.
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