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TIL that in 2002, Saddam Hussein won a referendum on his presidency with 100% of the vote. This narrowly beat the previous referendum in which he won 99.9%

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mxx8p TIL of Richard Lawrence, who in 1835 attempted to assassinate President Andrew Jackson at a funeral using two pistols shot point blank. When both misfired, the President severely beat him with his cane, after which he was wrestled into submission by Davy Crockett.
epaWD TIL that, contrary to popular belief, there is only one known instance where pirates buried their treasure. William Kidd buried his treasure on Gardiner Island before he was hanged. The myth of buried pirate treasure was later popularized by novels like Treasure Island.
XO8Q TIL that actor Robin Williams has been to Iraq 5 times, and to Afghanistan 6 times to visit the troops
6k4J TIL of the Sentinelese, an indigenous population that lives on North Sentinel Island. They have lived there virtually untouched by modern civilization for 1000’s of years. Any intruders on their island have been met with lethal hostility.
dDxB TIL A researcher has hacked pacemakers and can kill you from his laptop within a 30 ft radius