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TIL that Osama bin Laden loved sunflowers and one of al-Qaeda’s training centres was on his sunflower farm in Sudan

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lopQN TIL that during the time of the 3rd Reich, the Hitler Youth planted larches in a pine forest so that when autumn came it looked like a swastika from the air.
ZAVR TIL that Honey bees initially have up to 21 virgin queen bees, who fight to the death until there is only one.
rRjNM TIL about a lightweight and low-cost “brick” that is made of recycled plastic and sand that is stronger than concrete material. It was created by an engineer in Kenya named Nzambi Matee
xVR75 TIL A private German company called OTRAG was the first to attempt to commercialize space launches. They attempted launches from Zaire now the DRC in Africa.
byyN TIL that IKEA is a non-profit organization dedicated to “furthering the advancement of interior design.” This lets them pay a fraction of taxes they otherwise would. The owners make money by licensing the IKEA trademark to the non-profit side.