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TIL of Antonio Meucci, an Italian American who invented the telephone, but economic problems and his difficulty in communicating in English prevented him from being recognized as its inventor

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OGyna TIL that in 1991, singer Reba McEntire's band left San Diego in two private planes, with McEntire, her husband and her stylist intending to follow in a separate aircraft the next day. One of the planes crashed, killing 8 members of McEntire's band.
6EY1X TIL Jose Mourinho was banned for a game where he could not make contact with players/coaches on matchday. He snuck into the locker room early in the day and needed to figure out how to leave after the game w/o being seen. A staff member smuggled him out in a laundry bin where he almost suffocated.
Lk14p TIL Osama Bin Laden was actually killed by the CIA, and he had a significant stash of Opium near by. In preparation for the raid, the Seal team was legally signed over to CIA control for legal protection, and all records are shielded from the Freedom of Information Act.
OlE1 TIL that Bohemian Grove is a 137 year old secret camp, that Nixon called “the most faggy goddamn thing you could ever imagine”. The camp is private and only open to the rich and powerful men of the world.
gr0D9 TIL a team of archeologists uncovered the largest manmade stone block ever discovered in Baalbek, Lebanon. The block, which was found in a limestone quarry measures 64 feet by 19.6 feet by 18 feet and weighs an estimated 1,650 tons. The block likely dates back at least 2,000 years, to around 27 BC.