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TIL that the justification for both times the United States invaded Iraq were based on testimony that was proven false.

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mDvP TIL in the London riots of 2011, the looting and vandalism which took place throughout the city was almost totally avoided by bookshops. One man said his store would probably stay open during the unrest, stating: “If they steal some books, they might actually learn something.”
ADjEx TIL the Jewish religion does not cook/eat meat and dairy together because it is considered cruel to cook an animal in the very milk that was meant to nourish it.
BgRRb TIL almost 70% of employed Saudi citizens work for the government, and many of those work for less than 1 hour per day.
DQvAp TIL that the vehicles in Disneyland's Indiana Jones ride can't reverse. The final boulder escape scene is achieved by tilting the vehicle's motion base backwards and accelerating the walls past the riders.
jN4wR TIL in 2015 "Hello Barbie" was released. She used speech recognition and connected to wifi. When you pressed her belt buckle, Barbie saved what you said to the cloud so she could learn your likes and dislikes and incorporate them into future conversations. Some parents found it "too creepy".