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TIL that Saddam Hussein had a Quran written in his own blood

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Bra1e TIL of Qian Xuesen, a Chinese aerospace engineer who was a founding member of JPL. When he was stripped of his security clearances during the Red Scare despite protests by his colleagues, he moved back to China where he became well known as the "Father of Chinese Rocketry"
w606 TIL Porsche once made a gasoline powered tractor specifically for coffee farmers. Diesel fumes could change the flavor, so a rare gasoline powered industrial tractor was built.
OGxL TIL Israel is approximately the 20th most atheist/agnostic nation on Earth
LkROV TIL Killing a “proud bitch at large” is completely legal under Tennessee law.
JdXj TIL that the United States Navy shot down an Iranian Airbus A300 after it was incorrectly identified as an attacking F-14 Tomcat fighter. The entire 290 civilian passengers and crew onboard were killed.