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TIL Saddam Hussein made all education, including Higher Education, free for all Iraqis.

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E1700 TIL that many of the props used in the 2009 film ‘District 9’ were reused from a planned Halo movie that fell through.
rNX5e TIL Peruvian rubber baron Carlos Scharff, once referred to as “the most notorious of all rubber gatherers in the Upper Amazon region, “ was killed during a mutiny that occurred on Peruvian Independence Day in 1909.
J1yQ1 TIL to find a pianist during the one-day studio recording session of Tom Jones’ hit single ‘It’s not Unusual’ (also of Carlton Dance fame), his drummer Slade (of AC/DC and The Firm Fame) ran across the street to a coffee house and recruited then-unknown Reginald Dwight (now-well-known as Elton John)
GA1j1 TIL only white cars are allowed in Boracay island, Philippines. It is a municipal ordinance that was signed in 2001.
j66Rn TIL United Airlines once forgot to escort a blind woman off the plane, despite assuring her they would. While waiting, she suddenly heard the plane's door seal shut: "And then, just complete silence. And I started calling out with no response." She was later saved by the maintenance crew.