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TIL that Saddam Hussein had a daughter named Hala of whom no photographs or records exist, and that her current whereabouts are unknown.

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m4aO TIL that in 2003, Morocco offered to send 2,000 monkeys to assist the war effort in Iraq. They were to be used to detonate land mines
v0Px TIL that a woman gave birth to three children whose DNA didn’t match her own. Despite being monitored while giving birth, she was charged with benefits fraud until it was discovered she carried two complete and differing sets of DNA.
BKry TIl this guy is drunk all the time because his body produces its own alcohol
4XWwR TIL the Battle of Agincourt, when King Henry V led his army into France and came up head to head with a larger army. However, the commander of the French army really screwed up his advantage. He attacked the English army in a very muddy field, so the heavily-armored French became sitting ducks.
nyrd TIL When LulzSec hacked Nintendo, neither reported that any valuable information was taken. LulzSec did not mean harm to Nintendo saying: “We’re not targeting Nintendo. We like the N64 too much — we sincerely hope Nintendo plugs the gap.”