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TIL In 2003 the US troops found approximately 650 Million US Dollars inside the walls of Saddam Hussein’s palace.

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x9kk TIL the Yezidis/Yazidis are a Kurdish-speaking minority who follow pre-Islamic Iranian/Kurdish religious beliefs
mvRM TIL: In 1863, President Lincoln signed the “Order of Retaliation”. For every US soldier killed or enslaved in violation of the laws of war, a Confederate prisoner was to be killed or enslaved.
v4ML TIL that ‘meconium’, the first bowel movement of an infant, can be tested to determine if the mother smoke, drank or engaged in drug use during pregnancy. Meconium testings can be used in the US to determine the eligibility of the parents to keep their newborn child.
8BYa TIL on Feburary 27, 1717 a series of massive snowstorms began in New England. A week later, 95% of the deer population had died and many single-story homes were completely buried.
EGDX TIL that in Hannibal the novel, Clarice and Dr. Lecter escape together and become lovers in Argentina. (And Hopkins liked the ending better)