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TIL that Piper aircraft is a state-owned firm owned by Brunei government

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l7paG TIL that veterinarians used 3D printing to replace part of a cat’s skull in 2019 (the cat made a full recovery)
y4EM TIL: Timothy McVeigh, the Oklahoma City bomber, justified his actions saying: “… when Luke Skywalker blew up the Death Star, the movie audiences cheered. The bad guys were beaten. That was all that really mattered.”
7gob TIL that the United States Pentagon is protected by a civilian force instead of a military force
v1QNR TIL March 26, 2020, had the lowest movie theater ticket sales in history, at a total of $24 (as opposed to 2019, with $17,294,351 in sales)
m1mpO TIL The most abundant wild bird on planet earth is the Red-billed Quelea. The birds fly in flocks of 2 million or more and in such tightly synchronized masses they can be mistaken at a distance for clouds of smoke. Single colonies can cover hundreds of acres, totaling tens of millions of birds.