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TIL The American soldiers guarding Saddam Hussein grew to have an attachment to him. At his execution, they were distraught, feeling like they betrayed and murdered a close friend or family member.

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mooE TIL that in 2013 a Georgia man was arrested for plugging his car in at a school for 20 minutes and “stealing” 5 cents worth of electricity. He wasn’t the first electric-car owner to be so charged.
WkKMB TIL there are “witch camps” in Ghana where women accused of witchcraft can flee for their lives. They live in squalid conditions for the rest of their lives unless a priest determines their innocence by killing a chicken and watching how it dies.
6l9X TIL: all female placental mammals menstruate, but only female humans, bats, elephant shrews and some primate species bleed, which is called overt menstruation. Other mammals completely reabsorb the endometrium in what is known as covert or ‘true’ menstruation.
mxERY TIL a week after the Manson murders, Charles Manson and 25 members of the Manson Family were raided and arrested for auto-theft. However, the group was released a few days later, uncharged, because the arresting officers misdated the warrant.
N7WvE TIL the patron saint of disputed elections is named St. Chad.