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TIL that JRR Tolkein fought in the Battle of the Somme

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wooAW TIL that Whoopi Goldberg has a fear of flying and only travels by tour bus because she witnessed a mid-air plane collision take place in San Diego back in 1978. This famous plane crash is known as PSA-182.
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