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TIL in 2002 a student crashed a Cessna into a building, taking inspiration from 9/11

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XElPD TIL about male Australian semelparous phascogales, a tiny marsupial, that have such frantic sex that it can kill them. They copulate for up to 14 hours at a time, during which their muscles start to break down so that every ounce of energy can be diverted into mating.
AD8Yw TIL the Winter Arctic Games are held biennially, featuring athletes from nine teams: Alaska (USA), Northern Alberta, Northwest Territories, Nunavik - Quebec, Nunavut, Yukon (all Canada), Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (Russia), Sami people (Arctic Nordic countries, Kola Peninsula), and Greenland
R5nj8 TIL Hans Asperger, who coined "Asperger's Syndrome," was a Nazi sympathizer and experimented on children
JN7Q TIL that 8.2% of Norwegians eat tacos every single Friday
jNw7v TIL For all you Area 51 people, Tresspassing on a military base: Persons are subject to 6 months imprisonment, a $500 fine, or both.