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TIL Neil Degrasse Tyson was an eye-witness to 9/11, he wrote a letter describing his horrifying experience.

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4kpZw TIL 9/11 Cost the US economy a total of $110 to $120 Billion dollars + an incalculable loss to the global economy
VM8ZQ TIL that water is actually the weirdest liquid we have. Without its special properties, life as we know it would not be possible on Earth.
8ZOZ TIL that The Beatles song Why Don’t We Do It in the Road was inspired by two monkeys having sex in the middle of a street in India.
OoQYL TIL A huge oak tree transfers almost 40,000 gallons (151,000 litres) of water into the atmosphere in one year.
697Jm TIL Boer Commandos / Kommandos of what is now South Africa were civilian units of guerilla militia that ran parallel to British troops & were re-formed, conscripted to, & disbanded several times (last was 2005). Entire families in district command, control of taxes & fighting in rough terrain.