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

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Z8XOo TIL about "turtle glass". Some states have laws that require coastal homeowners to turn off lights and draw curtains after 9pm because baby turtles migrate out to sea by moonlight and sometimes they get confused by lights and swim inland. Turtle glass is special window that doesn't reflect moonlight
78gnb TIL the “happy birthday” song we all sing didn’t exist until 1893
ne1YW TIL Cincinnati has 2 miles of incomplete subway tunnels that have been abandoned, yet in decent shape, for almost 100 years.
grZlb TIL that boxing trainer Eddie Futch trained four boxers (including Joe Fraizer), who all defeated Muhammad Ali.
4Xoea TIL that before toilet paper was widely available, it was common to use pages from the Sears catalog.