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TIL in the 90’s, a major testimony about horrific acts committed by Iraqi troops, including infanticide, was fabricated in order to gain support for the first gulf war.

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kvdE TIL that in the old Jameson Whiskey distillery in Dublin, cats were so vital in keeping rats away from the barely warehouse, that they were each allocated their own milk allowance from petty cash.
GYJMg TIL During the Nigerian Civil War, the two sides agreed to a 48-hour cease fire because Pele was in town to play an exhibition match, and everyone wanted to be free to watch it without worrying about the war.
p80QN TIL Over 30 percent of homes on the Navajo Nation are without running water.
6EYxY TIL that "Dutch courage" is a term for courage gained from intoxication by alcohol. The term dates back to English soldiers fighting in the Anglo-Dutch Wars (1652–1674) who drank gin before battles to calm their nerves.
XNdX TIL drunk Japanese astronomers sent an email to another solar system in 1983 that contained the molecular formula for alcohol and ‘cheers!’ in English and kanji. It arrived at the star in 1999