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TIL that in August 2001, actor James Woods reported 4 suspicious men on board a flight. Those men turned out to be the 9/11 hijackers on a trial run.

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4Xyv6 TIL That The Asteroid 99942 Apophis will come within a distance of around 31,000 kilometres from Earth's surface on April 13, 2029. The distance is considered a hair's breadth in astronomical terms.
69o0J TIL that John "Count Dante" Keehan was a martial artist and hairdresser from Chicago, Illinois. He was well-known throughout the 1960s and 70s for dojo storming rival gyms, and claimed to possess the Dim-Mak "death touch".
dkQQ TIL in 2013, Jeremy Runnells, a 6th generation Mormon, compiled a list of concerns he had about Joseph Smith, the Book of Mormon, and church history. The church never responded to his questions, but his research went viral and has caused many to question and subsequently leave the church.
Ypayr TIL in 2003, unnatural-looking skeletal remains measuring "six inches long" were found... genetic analysis show the unknown baby suffered a staggering number of defects including progeria, dwarfism, and scoliosis
b9KeZ TIL that the USS Constitution, built in 1797 is the world’s oldest ship still afloat and is still in active service in the US Navy