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TIL Air Sports has an International Governing Body- Fédération Aéronautique Internationale

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aw05L TIL that in 1996 Dave Chappelle was in a spin off from Home Improvement, called "Buddies". It premiered on March 5, 1996 and was cancelled on April 3, 1996 after just five episodes.
wkg8 TIL “Reading Rainbow’ was cancelled because of President Bush’s "No Child Left Behind”
NXmrN TIL the Earth has a "heartbeat" every 26 seconds. Scientists have detected a rhythmic microseismic pulse coming from somewhere in the ocean, and its exact cause is still unknown.
YaXB TIL in the past 3500 years there has only been 230 years of peace in the civilized world
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