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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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4XANJ TIL the term 'Toxic Masculinity' was first coined in the 1980's by the Jungian MythoPoetic Men's Movement, who believed that because most men no longer perform masculine rituals, men have mutated into destructive, hypermasculine chauvinists, or, in the opposite direction, have become too feminized.
W7Qd4 TIL that according to mobster Alvin Karpis, Ma Barker had no actual involvement with the Barker Gang and her role as its leader was fabricated by the FBI to justify killing an elderly woman.
Wk5m9 TIL of the Casio VL-1, which combines a keyboard, a synthesiser, and a calculator. Despite its cheap and unorthodox construction, it became popular among musicians across many genres, from the German band Trio in their 1982 song "Da da da" to C418 in the Minecraft OST.
grWK8 TIL Jason Voorhees has been portrayed by a different actor in each of his films with the exception of Kane Hodder, who appeared in 4 films and the 2017 Friday the 13th video-game.
ydEJ TIL A third of generated electricity is lost, simply because of the thermal properties of steel.