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TIL that in 2002 Iraqi vice-president Taha Yassin Ramadan proposed that Saddam Hussein and George W. Bush should fight a duel to settle their differences.

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mxkBo TIL the Great Pyramid of Giza is not a square pyramid. The base of the pyramid is actually a concave octagon, thus making it an eight faced pyramid.
PWyZ TIL the first historical document containing the @ symbol was a wheat shipment from Castile to Aragon in the year 1448.
DpAp TIL that the title of the famous Led Zeppelin song “Black Dog” has nothing to do with the lyrics and instead refers to the black Labrador retriever that was wandering around the studio.
pQK8 TIL the surname Stuart was created by Mary Stewart, Queen of Scots, to ensure that the French said her name correctly since they tend to pronounce “w” like “v”
eYP5 TIL the Aztecs had penalties for being drunk which ranged from head-shaving to the death penalty.