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TIL that Al Queda’s strategy involved specifically using terrorism to provoke the West into long wars in numerous places that would lead to its financial collapse.

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OoZ9R TIL of the Setagaya family murders. After killing the entire Miyazawa family in their house, the suspect remained at the scene for several hours. He used their toilet (without flushing), ate their food, drank tea, used the family computer, and took a nap on their couch. The case remains unsolved
5YeRn TIL red spider lilies are poisonous and were planted near burial sites in Japan to prevent animals from digging up corpses. As a result the flowers are now associated with death, funerals, and the afterlife.
6Kl8 TIL Patrick Stewart adapted Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol into a one-man show, where he played over 30 characters in a three hour long performance.
rNw4d TIL about Franklin and Armfield, the largest slave trading firm in US history. Adjusted for inflation, the company was worth billions of dollars.
16Rjd TIL that London's M25 motorway loop is broken at the River Thames, where it becomes the less restricted A282 in order to allow non-motorway traffic to use the Dartford Crossing