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TIL Ashraf Marwan, son in law of former Egyptian President Gamal Nasser was referred to as 20th century greatest spy by Mossad.

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XERrk TIL that from 2006 to 2020, 5,605 American service members were killed in training accidents. This represents 32% of all reported active-duty military deaths for that time period and is double the percentage of troops killed in action.
b6Z7E TIL in 1983, Atari buried truckloads of video gaming cartridges in a New Mexico landfill because they couldn’t sell them. The incident represented a turning point marking a decline of U.S gaming companies and allowing a few Japanese companies - Sega, Nintendo and Sony- to enter the U.S. market.
5lPQ TIL there’s a gun that sprays a skin stem cell mixture onto burn victims, and can have that area completely healed in 3 days!
nW7Kd TIL that Grenadine syrup is pomegranate flavored, not cherry. The name “grenadine” originates from the French word grenade, which means pomegranate.
e069b TIL A baby born on 11.11.11, Skyrims release date, was named Dovakhiin by the parents and they received a lifetime of Bethesda games as a result.