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TIL for the first time why 9/11 actually happened, as per Osama bin Laden's "Letter to America" (see answer 1.a.i)

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kO8W7 TIL that the second largest Air Force in the world is the US navy
165AW TIL About Colonel James 'Nick' Rowe a US Army Special Forces officer who was one of the few men to escape Viet Cong captivity. Years after his escape Rowe was recalled to active duty to establish the grueling SERE Program which is now mandatory for all SOF personnel and USAF aircrews.
PYokO TIL Salvador Dali would hold a key or a spoon in his hand with a tin plate on the floor. If he drifted asleep, the key for spoon would fall and hit the plate waking him up. This is how he was able to create his paintings; while staying awake and being in a quasi-dream state of mind
yQl5V TIL in 2016, Shabani, a male Gorilla at a Japanese zoo received worldwide attention when women started flocking to see him as they thought him to be extremely handsome and manly. The crowds of women yelling his name made him so uncomfortable, zoo staff had to put up signs telling them to stop
XB8Q TIL that some snakes can survive without food for two years at a time by digesting their own hearts.