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TIL: Former French President Jacques Chirac once said Iraq War would create, “A large number of little Bin Ladens.”

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mapp TIL that the Postmaster general is the second highest paid government official after the President
a5Qy TIL that Margaret Thatcher said in 1970 “There will not be a woman prime minister in my lifetime - the male population is too prejudiced.” She became prime minister of the UK in 1979.
O7Q6 TIL There is a surface feature on Pluto named after Cthulhu
691dY TIL of the raid by on the "Armando Diaz" School that took place during the 27th G8 meeting on 21st July, 2001 in Genoa, Italy. People were indiscriminately attacked there leading to 61 injured and one in coma. 93 people were detained from there who were beaten before being released.
nveB TIL bees have hair on their eyes. They are used to determine wind direction and flight speed.