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TIL that the CIA considered making a fake Saddam Hussein sex tape.

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d8VX9 TIL that Rob McElhenney of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" originally wanted the entire cast to get fat for a single season. When nobody else agreed, McElhenney decided to do it on his own - gaining 1/3 of his body weight and then losing it again just for a season.
rx80 TIL that in 1980 an oil rig accidentally drilled into salt mine under the lake causing the freshwater lake to drain down the mine. As of the result of this, nearby canal water reversed its direction causing permanent damage to the nearby ecosystem.
E1Ow0 TIL that Stalin, while in his mid 30s, had an affair with a 13 year old girl and got her pregnant twice.
69RwQ TIL Liberace once sued the Daily Mirror for an article saying he was gay, and won the biggest libel settlement at that time.
M7kEK TIL that fetuses can get the hiccups