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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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e0Rwk TIL that a Japanese company gives non-smoking employees 6 more vacation days since they don't take smoking breaks
gM4n7 TIL that two fans of the Epcot ride Horizons spent months documenting it before its closure by jumping out of their vehicle dozens of times to explore the sets without anyone noticing.
ADBdx TIL in most ordinary people, our two ears are not equally good at processing verbal input: there is a right ear advantage (REA) that makes us perceive verbal input from this side more clearly