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TIL over 90% of Afghans have never heard of 9/11

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lrJB TIL Brian Wilson, co-founder of the Beach Boys, was quoted saying “Once you’ve been labeled a genius, you have to continue it or your name becomes mud. I am a victim of the recording industry. I didn’t think I was a genius. I thought I had talent. But I didn’t think I was a genius.”
7rnvO TIL that, due to its tiny size, Vatican City averages 5.88 Popes per square mile
X7Yj TIL Police had a warrant to search for drugs in an apartment, found the drugs, and then realized they were in the wrong apartment
16eWP TIL that Waldo's dog Woof was originally owned by Waldo's first girlfriend Wilma, whom he dumped for her twin sister Wenda after only 2 books, and then kept her dog.
gMOJL TIL the 1994 LA Marathon was won by a 'Rabbit' (pace setter) who was so far ahead he just kept running instead of dropping out as planned.