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TIL the English boy band Blue were in NYC on 9/11 and witnessed the attacks. Later, in an interview with a British tabloid, one member said that “This New York thing is being blown out of proportion” and “Animals need saving and that’s more important.” This caused them to lose a US record deal.

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LPer TIL when Charlie Chaplin was a teenager he went to a pub and asked for a glass of water, but got so spooked by the gentleman serving the drink that he fled. It was found several weeks later that the man was a serial killer who gave poisonous water to his new brides and watched them suffer to death.
jG6E TIL Debbie Harry, who turns 70 on July 1, is considered the first rapper to chart at number one in the United States.
DQwGJ TIL Four of the 9/11 hijackers passports survived the attack. Two were recovered from the wreckage of flight 93, one was recovered in luggage that had missed a connecting flight, and the fourth was recovered on the floor outside the WTC prior to the towers' collapse.
mxZoY TIL the notoriously austere and disciplined Spartan King Agesilaus was once caught by a friend riding a stick horsie while playing with his kids. The King begged his friend not to tell anyone, saying he'd understand once he had kids of his own.
e0nV6 TIL of Togo, the real hero dog of the Serum run to Nome in 1925 who ran more then any other sled team (including Balto's) saved his teams lives by going through a blizzard blind and crossing breaking ice.