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TIL Osama Bin Laden visited Indiana and Los Angeles in the late 1970s

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ne9eo TIL not only there was a 'Rat Pack' and a 'Brat Pack' but there was also a 'Black Pack' that was founded by Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall and featured Robert Townsend, Arsenio Hall, Paul Mooney and Keenen Ivory Wayans. The only white member was Pee-Wee Herman.
rRg6W TIL the oldest material we've found on Earth was in the Murchison meteorite, being 2.5 billion years older than Earth itself
woZOP TIL the only state in the U.S. that requires shoes while driving is Alabama -- and that's only for motorcycle riders.
6E5pY TIL about a shortage of dwarf actors to play the Oompa Loompas in 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory', as the Nazis had killed most of the dwarves during WW2.
oRmQR TIL that Orson Welles was originally supposed to voice "Star Wars" villain Darth Vader, but the role was ultimately given to James Earl Jones as George Lucas feared that Welles’ voice would be too recognizable.