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TIL the Taliban offered to give up Osama bin Laden for trial before September 11, 2001.

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EgPd0 TIL the original verse for the recipe of Ezekiel bread in the Bible says includes baking it over cow feces.
GYGAE TIL that air traffic controllers direct commercial flights to fly at “even” or “odd” levels. The general rule in most parts of the world is aircraft going east will fly at odd levels, ie 35’000 feet, while aircraft heading west will fly even levels, ie 34’000 feet.
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