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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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jK9p TIL that Pee-wee Herman began as a raunchy nightclub act/HBO special, before toning it down for children’s television
lN4a TIL in 1994, the pilot of an Aeroflot Airbus A310 allowed his son to sit at the controls during a flight. The boy inadvertently turned off the autopilot controls, sending the plane into hillside and killing all 75 aboard.
yeXl TIL the Picasso painting, Le Rêve, presumably shows Pablo’s erect penis on the upturned face of his model
oBnEK TIL that shortly before the Attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese government sent its declaration of war to its embassy in America. However, the message was so long and confusingly worded that by the time the embassy had it decoded and translated, the attack had already finished.
7rxXM TIL Shelley Duvall was nominated for worst actress at the Razzie Awards 1981 for her role in The Shining