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

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dmVd TIL Rage Against The Machine were told to censor the lyrics of Killing In The Name while performing live on BBC. They started out censored before launching into the full lyrics: “Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me!”
d81Q9 TIL: 22 year old George Washington was the catalyst of the the French and Indian War, which became the "7 Year War of 1756-1763" in Europe, and which Winston Churchill referred to as the real "First World War" as it encompassed much of the European world.
wLGG6 TIL that Ford almost bought Ferrari in the early 60's, but Enzo Ferrari killed the deal when he learned he wouldn't oversee the racing division anymore. Henry Ford II was so pissed that he directed his engineers to build a car that would beat Ferrari at Le Mans, which it did from 1966–1969.
D1eNp Today I Learned John Wayne likely died from cancer caused by radiation poisoning. 90 other cast and crew also developed cancers after shooting The Conqueror downwind from recent US government nuclear weapons tests.
VRmQ TIL In the fall-out with Don King, Mike Tyson discovered a fan-club that had been hidden from him for years. Among the fan letters was one from a boy dying of cancer, asking for a phone call. Mike called immediately, but was a year too late. He broke down and cried.