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TIL that Osama Bin Laden is one of 50 kids from his father, a multi millionaire construction magnate.

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kEAB TIL that GCHQ complained “…a surprising number of people use webcam conversations to show intimate parts of their body to the other person”, which means staff processing images harvested from millions of webcams around the world keep being faced with genitals.
JKk1 TIL that the reason why some birds walk with bobbing heads, it’s so that as the heads stays motionless for a short time, they are able to observe a clearer view of their surroundings for predators
yVeOl TIL that during WWII a pilot named J. Hunter Reinberg wanted to make ice cream for his men in the Pacific Theater. So he flew to 33,000 ft and came back down with gallons of chocolate ice cream.
J1aP1 TIL that in 1972, the CBC challenged listeners to complete the saying "As Canadian as..." Heather Scott answered the challenge with "... possible under the circumstances."
BGNe TIL that Romania’s Pre-WW2 king is still alive, and he is willing to serve as king again if the people wants him back.