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TIL Al-Qaeda initially planned to fly hijacked jets into nuclear installations, rather than the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. They had decided against the attack on nuclear power plants “for the moment” because of fears it could “get out of control”.

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XWE6 TIL Willie Nelson sold his first song for only $50 and the cost of a restaurant bill that he couldn’t afford. “Family Bible” went on to reach #7 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles chart, but Nelson had no regrets about the sale, saying, “I felt if I could write one hit song, I could write another.”
W79MX TIL Venus and Uranus are the only planets that rotate clockwise.
l7xeV TIL about Australian Rules Football, a rugby-esque contact sport involving an oval ball. It's played by two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground.
rMeW TIL Twisted Sister band members never drank, never did drugs, never partied, but kept that quiet to avoid hurting their reputation.
NXn96 TIL A cloud weighs around amillion tonnes. A cloud typically has a volume of around 1km3 and a density of around 1.003kg per m3 – that's a density that’s around 0.4 per cent lower than the air surrounding it (this is how they are able to float).