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TIL: The Israeli government tried for decades to assassinate Yasir Arafat, including attempting to intercept and shoot down commercial airliners on which he was believed to be traveling.

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grWb7 TIL about Gardiners Island. 2nd largest private island in the US and owned by the same family since 1639. Located at the east end of Long Island, it's over 5 sq miles with 1,000 acres each of old growth forest and meadows. Captain Kidd buried treasure there, first lady Julia Tyler was born there.
BrLeL TIL that cannabis grows in the wild in the Himalayan region of India and Nepal
0MaR TIL Dr. Evil’s voice/mannerisms were Mike Myers’ impression of boss and SNL executive producer, Lorne Michaels.
40X TIL while Mariana’s Trench may be the deepest area of any ocean, it isn’t part of the seafloor closest to the center of Earth.
6En5Z Til that Beethoven has "curious tempo selections" in his works that musicians today generally adapt the tempo from what was written. Historians believe in 1815, a deafening Beethoven was gifted an inaccurate early metronome by J. Mälzel that is likley to have been sabotaged/broken in a fit of rage.