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TIL 9/11 Cost the US economy a total of $110 to $120 Billion dollars + an incalculable loss to the global economy

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y66a TIL that Ernest Hemingway lived through anthrax, malaria, pneumonia, dysentery, skin cancer, hepatitis, anemia, diabetes, high blood pressure, two plane crashes, a ruptured kidney, a ruptured spleen, a ruptured liver, a crushed vertebra, and a fractured skull.
70mP TIL a 57yo Japanese man has been learning to SCUBA dive specifically so he can look for his wife’s remains after she was presumably swept away during the 2011 tsunami. He says her last email to him was “… I want to go home”, and he is determined to make that happen.
4k0Ka TIL the world's shortest scheduled jet service is from Brazzaville to Kinshasa, Congo, covering 24 km or 15 miles. There are 7 flights a week, using a Boeing 737-800.
8a05Z TIL that there is a method of teaching in Buddhism called 'wrathful teaching' wherein the teacher deliberately provokes anger, confusion, and other negative emotions in students for the purpose of their spiritual advancement
vPdP7 TIL that the CIA is prohibited by law from collecting information regarding the U.S. government, U.S. citizens, resident aliens, legal immigrants, and U.S. corporations, regardless of where they are located.