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TIL WMDs were found in Iraq after all.

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WkXp4 TIL that importing horses was banned in Iceland in 982 by the Vikings. The ban has never been lifted.
wo0rP TIL inventor Yoshiro Nakamatsu holds 3,377 patents (e.g. the floppy disk). He finds inspiration by going on long underwater swims while holding his breath as long as he can "to starve the brain of oxygen." Then at "0.5 seconds before death" he jots down his idea on a waterproof notepad & surfaces.
Mg7m TIL That despite early concerns, the Human Genome Project finished 2 years ahead of schedule and $400 million under budget.
jlJX TIL Officially know as the first famous bodybuilder and the father of modern bodybuilding, Eugene Sandow, born in 1867, immediately became a phenomenon with his unprecedented combination of muscle quality and strength. His beautifully symmetrical and densely muscular physique made him famous.
V8DG TIL Researchers at MIT studied phantom traffic jams (jams that arise in the absence of any obstacles) and found they are inevitable at a certain vehicle density threshold. The waves of traffic are named Jamitons, and are similar to the equations that describe detonation waves produced by explosions.