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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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rDad TIL: Kevin Smith quit smoking cigarettes in 2008 after taking up smoking cannabis after working with Seth Rogen on Zack and Miri Make a Porno.
jnPQ TIL “African Dodger” was an American carnival game where people paid to throw a baseball at an African American’s head
JMQm TIL Amy of Amy’s Baking Company pled guilty to using someone else’s SSN to obtain a $15,000 loan in 2003, and spent 14 months in prison
kOby7 TIL in World War II, due the Japan-Soviet neutrality pact, US aid to the Soviet port of Vladivostok (the Pacific Route) was carried by Soviet-Flagged ships only and was mostly left alone, becoming the safest path for military aid from the USA to the USSR.
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