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TIL Saddam Hussein wrote four novels including a romance drama set during the medieval times. This was believed to be an allegory with the villain representing the United States and the hero representing Saddam Hussein.

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dDa5Z TIL paper money was first used in China, during the Song Dynasty (AD 960-1279)
pkEp TIL there’s a momument dedicated to the lab mice in Russia. It’s to express gratitude for the animals’ sacrifice and to honor their contribution to science
wZmJ TIL USA has relatively poor median net wealth than rest of the developed world.
opME TIL there are currently 13,000 snakes PER SQUARE MILE in Guam after the invasive species of Brown Tree Snakes were introduced there in the 1940’s.
b96ME TIL: In theory the top 0-60mph time the human body could survive is 0.091s