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TIL Osama bin Laden's mother-in-law collapsed and died of shock on news of his death

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XEp9E TIL: Brain study shows structural differences in people with gender dysphoria: brain activity of transgender people closely resembles that of the gender they want to embrace.
MeynW TIL about Air Canada Flight 759, which erroneously almost landed on a packed taxiway at San Francisco International Airport. It missed one of the planes by 14 feet (4.3m). If it had crashed, it would have been the worst air disaster ever.
VRW4 TIL at some point in the last 80 years, the cost of a blowjob from a Chicago prostitute went from being more expensive to less expensive than vaginal sex, as the societal taboo against oral sex – which gave it scarcity value – declined. (The average price of each is currently $37.26 versus $80.05.)
GYEE7 TIL that bobby Riggs bet on himself to win the Men's Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles of Wimbledon in 1939, which he did, winning himself the 2020 equivalent of $2M USD
4BoR TIL that Trader Joes employees will open and let you sample anything in their store if asked, including alcoholic beverages if allowed by law…