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TIL Post 2003 War Iraq has the Fastest GDP growth rate in the world, faster than even China.

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R5MOa TIL that CBS offered actress Candice Bergen to work as a journalist after "Murphy Brown". She declined, not wanting to blur between actor and journalist.
MeawB TIL a Bible museum in Ohio saved money on its displays by using a discarded Tom Cruise wax figure as Jesus.
xVDKo TIL that there are 2,620 people on death row in the United States as of January 1, 2020.
91DX TIL in 1980 the Sioux Nation tribe won their case claiming the Black Hills of South Dakota were wrongfully taken and required compensation. The tribe refused the $106 million award and continues to do so even though the award with interest is now $1.2 billion
AWml TIL Marlon Brando rejected his 1973 Oscar for ‘The Godfather’ reason being the poor treatment of American Indians by the film industry.This message which was conveyed during the ceremony by an American Indian girl who was booed by the crowd.