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TIL Osama Bin Laden wrote a letter to the American people concerning 9/11, saying “America does not understand the language of manners and principles, so we are addressing it using the language it understands.”

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N8nQ TIL - A sequel to the 1988 movie Twins, called Triplets is in the works, with Eddie Murphy slated to play opposite Schwarzenegger & DeVito.
v1n98 TIL: The US Army, Navy and Air Force have massive, taxpayer-funded sports programs that compete with universities, and they aren't required to disclose their finances
8aLNV TIL that in September 1332 Edward Balliol, pretender to the Scottish throne, was attacked in the night by Scots rebels and narrowly escaped by riding bareback, naked from the waist down, all the way from Annan to Carlisle (about 18 miles).
Y7k1Z TIL about Typhoon Cobra, a powerful tropical cyclone that struck the United States Pacific Fleet in December 1944 during World War II. The typhoon sank three destroyers, damaged nine other warships, and killed 790 sailors.
5VgjD TIL that no one in ACDC knew how to play the bagpipes when they recorded "It's a Long Way to the Top". Bon Scott had to teach himself enough to record the song.