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TIL in the 18 months leading up to the 9/11 attacks, CIA had 2 of the hijackers under surveillance within the US but kept it secret from the FBI

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VVDG TIL despite maxing out at 2 grams apiece, krill are the most abundant life on earth (by weight)
gapb TIL humans are killed for their organs in China. It’s not an urban legend, and it’s fairly well documented.
J1YK1 TIL despite being home to Las Vegas, lotteries have been banned in Nevada since its statehood in 1864.
819a TIL in an Ontario, Canada POW camp during WWII, many German naval officers desired to stay for the duration of the war as they were gardens, tennis courts, a swimming pool, and they were even allowed to buy beer, cigarettes and dry goods from a mail-order catalogue.
gMJ69 TIL that 'Don't Mess With Texas' was originally an anti-littering campaign by the Texas Department of Transportation. Since the phrase is a federally registered trademark, the department has tried at times to enforce its trademark rights with little success.