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TIL The alleged mastermind of September 11 Shaikh Mohammed’s two young sons, ages 7 and 9, were kidnapped by the C.I.A and continued to be kept in custody to pressure their father.

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Oj6Y TIL Saudi Arabia’s Minister of the Interior met with a terrorist who stated that he would surrender unconditionally. The two men sat on the floor. The terrorist began to shake and cry and then blew himself up. The minister survived, because the explosives in the terrorist’s rectum blasted downward.
kbeg TIL of albino redwoods. Unlike most chlorophyll producing plants, albino variants of redwoods don’t die as long as they are attached to a non albino redwood that is able to support them. There are only around 61 known examples of such plants
n18P TIL during the filming of Raiders of the Lost Ark, Harrison Ford was suffering from dysentery, which resulted in frequent bathroom trips. This lead to the fight scene between him and the Arabian swordsman ending in the single gun shot so he could finish the scene and return to the bathroom.
W7Eo9 TIL that a Photographer was rewarded 1.2 Million USD because a Bird Control Company used his Picture of a Dove without Permission although the Company had hired him for the Picture in the first place. They had continued to use it anyway outside the original contractual Purpose.
78W0r TIL, an object that takes the shape of an object of older technology while using newer technologies with it are called a Skeuomorph