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TIL about the Kadupul flower, a flower is priceless due to that dies almost immediately after being picked, it's scent has a soothing nature and is referred to as a "midnight miracle"

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ADkda TIL while in prison, US marines forced Saddham Hussein to watch the South Park Movie, which depicts him as gay and dating satan. The creators received a signed photo of Saddham in 2009 from the US Army 4th Infantry Division.
R7w8l TIL that Arjun, a type of main battle tank in India, has ammunition made it that is called "Penetration-Cum Blast" or PCB for short.
kNv1 TIL the name IKEA is an acronym composed of Ingvar Kamprad (the name of the founder), Elmtaryd (the farm where he grew up), and Agunnaryd (his hometown in southern Sweden)
lol7A TIL that the official coat of arms for the US 40th Cavalry Regiment features a dinosaur wielding a flaming sword
GQv5 TIL that Romans did not have a thumbs down for gladiators. However, they did have a thumbs up, which symbolized the death of the gladiator.