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TIL: A French textbook publisher apologized after making textbooks saying the CIA was responsible for 9/11.

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4jL5 TIL David Bowie used to secretly respond to fans on message boards under the nickname ‘Sailor’.
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DG7g TIL Snoop Dogg has been nominated for 17 Grammys but has NEVER won
yQp7V Today I Learned the best preserved dinosaur fossil is 110 million years old and still has its skin
wDjY TIL Phillip II of Macedon said to Sparta: “You are advised to submit without further delay, for if I bring my army into your land, I will destroy your farms, slay your people, and raze your city.” The Spartans replied: “If”. Subsequently, both Philip and Alexander would avoid Sparta entirely.