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TIL Al Qaeda called out Iran for peddling 9/11 conspiracy theories.

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oLj7 TIL that the International Space Station has been connected to the regular terrestrial Internet since January 22, 2010 when the first unassisted tweet was posted
8avGZ TIL a B-17 bomber named Old 666 survived being attacked by 20 Japanese fighters for 40 minutes. The pilot and a gunner earned the Medal of Honor, the rest of the crew each received the Distinguished Service Cross. To this day, they're the most decorated American aircrew in history.
yQeYJ TIL Marijuana and Hops are of the same biological family, Cannabinaceae. This is why some beers might taste/smell somewhat like cannabis.
kO7O7 TIL the phrase "another day, another dollar" comes from construction workers building the Panama Canal, who were paid a dollar a day
D0XY TIL that starfish can see with compound eyes at the ends of their arms