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TIL: Saddam Hussein Claimed He Won The Gulf War.

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yVKNJ TIL of the American Hippo Bill, an attempt to introduce hippos into the bayous of Lousiana
9YBRQ TIL Noam Chomsky considers himself a libertarian socialist, a term which replaced the modern (19th century) form of anarchism. As opposed to common conceptions of anarchists promoting chaos, this is an ideology which embraces anti-capitalist as well as anti-government views.
y0XX TIL a 52Hz frequency whale call from an unidentified species has been heard since the 80’s; it is thought that only one whale uses this frequency, who scientists call the “World’s Loneliest Whale.”
n9R7 TIL that British, American and Canadian bacon rashers each have their own distinct look and are cut from different parts of the pig.
AQ9o TIL that during WW2 an American pilot fell 20,000 feet without a parachute before smashing through the glass roof of a train station. He survived and lived to 82.