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TIL Uday Hussein murdered his father’s valet with an electric carving knife in front of guests at a party

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MDwa TIL that during the Spanish-American war, a warship sent to capture Guam fired 13 shots at the harbour fort; the Spanish sent an officer out to aplogise for not returning the ‘salute’ as they were out of gunpowder; they hadn’t been informed they were at war.
PYWkZ TIL the European Union banned the marketing of products as "superfood" unless accompanied by an authorized health claim supported by factual scientific evidence
wLPn6 TIL Our knowledge of what Potassium Cyanide tastes like comes from one man's suicide note, which he meant for doctors to read. He noted it tasted acrid and burned his tongue.
0dmQy TIL Japan is planning on a future economy using 'clean' hydrogen made from Australian coal.
9YKVM TIL that police officers carry teddy bears to give to children in distress.