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TIL that there are approximately 39,000 airplanes in the world right now. There have been approximately 150,000 airplanes throughout human history.

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rRO6e TIL that on his death bed in 1936, King George's Dr issued the final notice “The King’s life is moving peacefully towards its close" and then proceeded to inject him with 750mg of morphine and 1000mg of cocaine, enough to kill him twice over.
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