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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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VBRZZ TIL François Delsarte was an 19th century French singing and performance teacher known for his emphasis on expressing emotions and gestures. Delsarte never wrote an official guide to his style and ultimately imitators taught his style as heartless, stereotyped, and melodramatic gesticulation.
l7Loa TIL that in 2020, Pakistan International Airlines was banned from flying in Europe and the United States after an investigation found that at least a fourth of all pilots' licences issued in Pakistan were not genuine
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0w4M5 TIL One year after graduating from West Point near the top of his class in 2008, Second Lt. Lawrence J Franks Jr got on a plane to Paris & spent the next 5 years in the French Foreign Legion under an assumed name. Afterward he turned himself in to the US Army & was sentenced to 4 years for desertion
woXMP TIL the BBC ran a paranormal investigation show called Ghostwatch on Halloween in 1992. The fictional program was filmed to appear as real as possible, using a BBC broadcaster as the host. It only aired once due to the uproar of a frightened public.