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TIL Susan Rice persuaded Bill Clinton to not take Osama Bin Laden into custody in 1997.

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5Y4XB TIL Jim Carey auditioned for SNL three times but was never cast
ne1Yo TIL that the passengers on United Airlines Flight 93 did indeed breach the cockpit. The cockpit voice recorder revealed sounds of screaming and crashing; the hijackers' reading of the takbir; and then a calm voice in English instructing "pull it up." Five seconds later, the plane crashed.
1awnd TIL there is a McDonald’s ‘gold card’ that allows the cardholder free McDonald’s food. The gold cards vary from person to person, however Bill Gates’ card grants him a lifetime of unlimited free food worldwide.
OomD4 TIL that the Montreal Protocol to protect the Ozone layer was the first treaty in UN history to have been accepted by all member states. If the treaty and it's actions had not been accepted, the ozone layer would've been so degraded by 2070 that just 5 minutes in sunlight would burn you.
X908 TIL In 1985, Little Caesars created a kitchen on wheels called the “Love Kitchen” that serves pizza to those in need and has responded to several disasters. Little Caesars has twice been presented with The President’s Volunteer Action Award Citation.