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TIL Saddam Hussein's family were such big fans of the movie Scarface that they named their trust fund "Montana Management" after the lead character's money laundering front. It held a 2% ownership in magazines such as Elle and Woman's Day.

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e0OxD TIL that United Airlines is the only airline that operates routes on many islands in Micronesia and the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean
KYMpG TIL “The Mountain” from GoT forced himself onto his ex in order to prove that he didn’t cheat on her
R7kp4 TIL that when drivers began using radar detectors, police forces began purchasing radar detector detectors, which led to radar detector manufacturers adding radar detector detector detector circuits to their devices
1awp4 TIL In 1994, after hearing of the impending Y2K glitch, a man trademarked the date “01-01-00” and by the year 2000 it had earned him over $260 million in royalties
D1JMv TIL that R2-D2 and C-3PO appear as hieroglyphics in the backround of scenes in "Raiders of the Lost Ark."