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TIL that in 1986 The Letterman Show filmed their 4th anniversary special on a plane. It was a TWA 747 flight from New York City to Miami.

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dDa6j TIL that Henry VIII kept an African grey parrot who amused itself by calling the boatman across the water to the palace, who was then paid for his efforts
e0P0E TIL that Mercury is the closest planet to Earth and to every other planet in the solar system most of the time.
vBZ7 TIL The clinically depressed mind is hyperactive as opposed to inactive. Symptoms of depression such as anxiety, poor attention and concentration, and memory issues are linked to hyperactivity.
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