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TIL Ayman al zawahiri (2nd in command to bin laden) was killed by a drone made of 6 large blades known as “the ginsu”

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N74a1 TIL that in 2007 Stephen King was mistaken for a vandal when he secretly signed copies of his books in an Australian book store
GxVj TIL murderer Richard McNair mailed himself out of prison, convinced a police officer he wasn’t the fugitive they were looking for, and lived in Canada for over a year while running a blog on himself
waLo TIL not only did Flint, MI keep quiet about their toxic lead pipes leeching into the water but also the deadly Legionnaires’ disease that quickly spread after putting in different pipes
mxnGx TIL that Kevin Smith donated all future residuals from Weinstein-made films to Women in Film charity.
1K7r TIL Residents of the US, particularly those living near the Mexican border, now routinely cross the border into Mexico for medical care. Mexican dentists often charge 20 to 25 percent of U.S. prices, while other procedures typically cost a third what they would cost in the US