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TIL that the initial plot for 9/11 was to hijack 10 planes and additional targets included the FBI/CIA HQs and nuclear plants. All male passengers of the final plane were to be murdered before landing it, where the pilot planned to make a speech.

Read more 9-11commission.gov

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grPpX TIL that there was a Banquet of Chestnuts - Where the then Pope had a “banquet” with 50 “Courtesans”, then took the candles and put them on the ground and threw chestnuts on the ground and awarded prizes for best performance in picking up the chestnuts in creative ways.
Z1WR TIL James Cameron made the movie Titanic to get a dive to the shipwreck funded by the movie studio; not because he particularly wanted to make the movie.
E1jK0 TIL that mama and papa are almost universal for mother/father. But believed to be a coincidence due to language acquisition.
9YevM TIL that lower-status individuals use more jargon when communicating. The behavior is described by scientists as "linguistic overcompensation ".
Zp00Y TIL Pseudacteon are flies who put their eggs into worker ants. The fly larva then turn the ant into a zombie and pilots it away from the nest. The ant's head falls off and the fly emerges two weeks later. Pseudacteon has been introduced as ant population controls.