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TIL 37 yrs ago, the US shot down an Iranian passenger plane killing all 290 people on the plane.

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aer9 TIL that during the Drew Carey Show, Craig Ferguson played the character Mr. Wick with an over-the-top posh English accent “to make up for generations of English actors doing crap Scottish accents”.
E1ZP TIL North Dakota is not “legally” a state according to an error in their constitution. They’re are voting to fix it this November.
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NVL1 TIL that the quietest room in the world is so quiet, you can hear your own organs work, and causes hallucinations within 30 minutes.
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