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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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ADxyd TIL Mick Jagger starred as the infamous Australian Bushranger (Outlaw) Ned Kelly in a 1970 film Ned Kelly. He requested an audition in 1975 as Dr. Frank N Furter in the film adaptation of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, producers had their eyes set on Tim Curry who played the character in theatre.
Z8NMR TIL the united states staged a WWII campaign in Tokyo which involved firebombing highly populated areas in order to pressure Japan into surrender. The death toll was greater than that of the atomic bomb in Nagasaki. The attacks are considered the most deadly bombing attacks in history.
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