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TIL Saddam Hussein's son owned an actual iron maiden and used it against people he didn't like.

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4k7a TIL that the language spoken by Leeloo in film 5th Element was invented by director Luc Besson and refined by Milla Jovovich. By the end of filming they were able to have full conversations in this language.
OBg6 TIL that Neil Young was once sued by his record label for $3.3 million for recording an album that was “musically uncharacteristic of [his] previous recordings.”
nOgP TIL the Canadian flag has only existed since 1965
omr8 TIL Kazakhstan helped dismantle 4m+ explosives and mines in Iraq, and provided medical aid for over 5000, as well as purifying over 700 cubic metres of water.
mEjy TIL that the music used in the “you wouldn’t steal a handbag… you wouldn’t steal a car” piracy advert, was in fact stolen.