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TIL that Nazi Germany operated jet-powered bombers, and that they were the last Luftwaffe planes to fly over the UK.

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OxNg TIL the tallest structure in the western hemisphere is a TV Tower in Blanchard, North Dakota.
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d8jZ8 TIL the earliest concept of the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack did not include Bee Gees songs, but the band ultimately decided to contribute and wrote songs for the film "virtually in a single weekend".
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