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TIL that while in hiding, Osama Bin Laden did the same stuff we do in quarantine. His computer revealed that he was into gaming, binging shows and learning how to crochet.

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dD9pB TIL that in August 1986 a limnic eruption (the release of dissolved carbon dioxide from a body of water) resulted in the deaths of 1746 people and 3500 livestock living near Lake Nyos, Cameroon
yQ4Ll TIL that after 2 centuries, historians have not been able to identify Beethoven's Immortal Beloved. 'Ever thine. Ever mine. Ever ours.' Two centuries later, historians still haven't agreed on the identity of the woman who inspired the composer's famed lines.
kOBWE TIL that the actor who played Bogdan in Breaking Bad (Walter White's car wash boss with the often mocked eyebrows) is actually a very successful scientist. He is currently a senior scientist in positions related to the history of the Manhattan Project.
KOmJw TIL that the comedy Taking Care of Business (aka: Filofax) in 1990 that starred James Belushi and Charles Grodin was actually the first screenplay written by J. J. Abrams who later went on to make the Star Trek and Star Wars films
Ggd1 TIL Kenner Toys was unable to manufacture Star Wars action figures in time for the 1977 holidays, so many kids were left unwrapping an “early bird certificate”.