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TIL that Al-qaeda initially considered targeting nuclear power plants on 9/11 but decided against it, fearing that such an attack "might get out of hand".

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VBODD TIL that all the writings of the Greek philosopher Leucippus have been lost except for one sentence: “Nothing happens at random, but everything for a reason and by necessity”
rWed TIL Antarctica has 24 different time zones. The scientists who reside there go by either the time of their home land or the supply line that brings them food and equipment.
xLg5 TIL Between 60-70% of the French prison population is Muslim.
aDv9 TIL… When Alan Shepard was waiting for liftoff to become the first man in space, a reporter asked him what he was thinking about. He replied “The fact that every part of this ship was built by the low bidder.”
N7e8J TIL that there is seaweed that tastes just like bacon and is twice as healthy as kale