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Today I learned that the composer of Pennsylvania 6-5000, Glenn Miller died because his plane disappeared. He was flying from England to France and was never seen again. The mystery is left unsolved

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eppDD TIL that Tim Heidecker of 'Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!' was stabbed twice in the back in 2006 while trying to protect an elderly neighbor from her son, who was high on PCP at the time.
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