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9QEG TIL That a firefighter was killed during 9/11 because someone jumped from one of top floors and hit him
J1w81 TIL of the U.S. Navy's Nasty-class fast patrol boats, which were Norwegian-designed and used for covert operations during the Vietnam war
WkwPL TIL David Attenborough has released an album of Field Recordings from Across the Planet dating from 50 years ago , and featuring indigenous music from a time before these cultures had been influenced by western music.
D1yOV TIL John Carpenter filmed twelve minutes of additional material during the production of Halloween II for scenes to be added into the TV broadcast of Halloween. The extra scenes were filmed so Halloween would fit into a two hour time slot on NBC.