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TIL Bin Laden wrote his last and final will shortly after 9/11 and in it he urged his children to not join al-Qaeda and to not continue Jihad.

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9Y4mD TIL there was once an appetite suppressing candy called Ayds, in the late 1980's due to public awareness of the aids crisis, similarities in name and the fact both could cause weight loss, sales plummeted by as much as 50%. Resulting in the eventual discontinuation of the brand.
Ypaad TIL that the world's first hard drive was larger than a refrigerator and could hold only 5 MB of storage
o7vY TIL that Dave Grohl is the drummer on all three Tenacious D studio albums.
NXpwN TIL Cava is a sparkling wine uniquely from Spain the same way Champagne comes from France and Prosecco from Italy
BoWb TIL the President of the World Trade Center Survivors’ Network lied about being on the 78th floor of the south WTC during the attack. She was actually in Spain during 9/11.