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TIL Saddam Hussein’s son owned an actual iron maiden and used it against people he didn’t like.

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M8pb TIL that in the 70 years that PET plastic, the plastic which most water bottles are made from has existed, bacteria has already evolved to be able to eat it.
8ab7L TIL there was a time when video games and other software were stored on cassette tapes
5nxk TIL Volkswagen owns Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, and Ducati
KjYa TIL the Germans accidentally bombed themselves during the onset of WW2, then used propaganda to blame the French and British while threatening five-fold retaliation.
gMj19 TIL the men's marathon is typically the only event in the Olympics where the medals are given as part of the closing ceremony rather than in an awards ceremony for the event. This is because the men's marathon is typically the last event in the Olympics.