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TIL Taliban leader Mullah Omar lived close to US bases when he was one of the most wanted men in the world

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9wdpG TIL Male cigarette smokers have significantly higher levels of total and free testosterone compared with men who never smoked.
W70B9 TIL the current rate of biodiversity extinction is estimated to be 1000 times higher than the background rate of 0.1 E/MSY (extinctions per million species-years) and rising all due to human activity and consumption.
9wYXp TIL Liechtenstein's national anthem uses the same melody as the British national anthem. And up until 1936 Liechtenstein's flag was identical to Haiti's.
ANkyn TIL of Abraham Leeman, shipwrecked off Australia in 1658, travelled 2500 km then walked the full length of the south coast of Java through jungle and marauding tigers to finally arrive in Batavia after 5 arduous months
QAmL TIL that in 1953, an Australian Centurion main battle tank survived a nuclear test only 500 yards away. Despite damage from the explosion, it was still functional. It served for 23 more years, including 15 months of service in Vietnam