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TIL that the two pilots on a british airways flight can’t order the same meal for safety reasons

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RkBj TIL that the melody of Happy Birthday Song is not actually copyrighted, in fact it is only the words that are copyrighted.
1a07O TIL, when Paul Reuter developed his own news agency (Reuters News Agency) he used carrier pigeons to give Berlin news from the Paris stock exchange, as they were speedier than trains.
Yp5PB TIL That a NSW court ruled that it was ok to refer to former Australian PM as a "Cunt" and that the term is not always offensive, even when used in public.
VEAG TIL Fake smiling causes real happiness
j6kxQ TIL The Japanese game show Takeshi's Castle, which aired from 1986 to 1990, involving challenges and painful entertainment, inspired countless physical challenge game shows still popular today