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TIL that on the night of September 10th, 2001, an artist by the name Monika Bravo filmed 7 hours of footage of a thunderstorm from the 91st floor of the WTC North Tower. She took the raw footage home with her that night. The next morning, both towers collapsed. The video she edited is found here:

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MeDOK TIL It will take only 30 japanese hornets to destroy whole bee hive containing 30 000 bees. Unlike the European bees, Japanese bees have a defense against the hornets. When a hornet scout approaches a hive the bees hide, let him enter and then emerge in a cloud formation to cook him alive.
E1xPo TIL Marie Antoinette never said "let them eat cake", rather she was moved by the plight of the poor and was known for her generous donations. The statement was attributed to detractors trying to get rid or the royal family.
N7yRb TIL: American bankers made hundred of millions by pretending to trade aluminum, thus driving the price up.
QJoAp TIL: Spielburg thought the 5 notes used to communicate with the aliens in Close Encounters of the Third Kind was a science fiction version of "When you wish upon a star" and included that song in the end credits, which was pulled when test audiences reacted poorly.
9WKr TIL South Korea was one of the poorest countries in the world and a basket case economy in 1960, with a GDP Per capita of $79 (poorer than some African countries). 50 years later, the GDP per capita was over $20,000 and the country is a major world economy.