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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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wP0E TIL about KEO. A time capsule that will be launched into space and return in 50,000 years! It has enough space for everyone on the planet to submit a 4 page letter about themselves, it’s completely uncensored and free. [More information in the comments]
x7OD TIL that if you take the Myers-Briggs personality test twice, five weeks apart, there’s a 50% chance you’ll fall into a different personality category the second time.
MeB6A TIL about Andy the goose who was born in Hastings, Nebraska with no feet. A local inventor named Gene Fleming heard of this and fitted Andy with specially made Nike baby shoes. Andy gained fame as a role model for disabled children and Nike provided him with a lifetime supply of shoes.
OGPN1 TIL that in Singapore, people who opt-out of donating their organs are put on a lower priority to receive an organ transplant than those who did not opt-out.
mxwLy TIL that NASA renamed it's condom sizes (used for urinating) from small, medium, and large, ginormous, and humongous because astronauts would get spacesuits dirty due to picking ill-fitting sizes.