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TIL Henry Ford was an honorary Nazi and his first company later became Cadillac

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LkXwZ TIL that Saddam Hussein's love of a grilled fish dish called masgouf led to his capture in 2003.
awVPo TIL That Omarosa was dating Green Mile star Michael Clarke Duncan when he went into cardiac arrest, though she was able to perform CPR and resuscitate him he never fully recovered from the heart attack and died 2 months later in the hospital
mxwRv TIL that there are 3 hypotheses of how viruses came to be; escaping rogue genes, remnants of more complex life, viruses that pre-date cells
rNBdM TIL that wild fans have been a thing at least since the 1800s when composer Lizst had to keep a dog so he can cut its hair to keep up with the demand for his hair locks
4XAew TIL in 2003 the smoke from large bushfires in Canberra, Australia formed a Cumulonimbus Flammagenitus. Essentially the fire created its own supercell storm, complete with lighting and forming an F3-rated fire tornado. The tornado and associated fire killed 4 people and injured 492 others.