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TIL Saddam Hussein's 14 year old grandson, was the last man standing in a gun battle against 200 US troops

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epZ7E TIL about Truong My Lan, the woman who stole 3% of Vietnam's GDP
X0Lpj TIL that Brazil's obsession with plastic surgery stems (for a large part) from the efforts of plastic surgeon Ivan Pitanguy to made it free. His "right to beauty"' campaign was influenced by his treatment of the many burned victims of the Niterói circus fire (17/12/1961).
Oo5xa TIL that adult cats will meow at humans as cats don't meow at other cats. They have different ways of communicates to other cats verses humans.
m10vE TIL that Jack Woolams, the test pilot for the first American jet fighter, wore a gorilla mask and a bowler hat while flying so that any sightings of the jet by other pilots wouldn't be believed by people on the ground.
Z8vw4 TIL a study found after a 90 min. workout, athletes who ate organic peanut butter, Clif Shot Bloks, Cytomax powder, PowerBars, & Gatorade showed no difference in insulin, glucose, cholesterol, or triglyceride levels compared to athletes who ate hotcakes, OJ, a hash brown, a hamburger, fries, & Coke.