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TIL that among captured and confessed terrorists, engineers and engineering students are significantly overrepresented.

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kONOW TIL more people have been to outer space (more than 550) than have successfully summitted Mount K2 (less than 400). K2 or Mount Godwin-Austen is considered to be the most challenging of the 8000’ers.
b9L9N TIL that stomach growling is called 'Borborygmi'
ZxEY TIL a man claimed ownership of the moon and has legally sold over 300 million acres of extraterrestrial land to over 2 million people in 176 countries.
ZpPgv TIL The Importance Of Fire Safety
loMWN TIL that most of the US bankruptcies are caused by health problems.