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TIL Uday Hussein, son of Saddam Hussein, was named Chairmain of the Iraqi Olympic Committee in 1984. Athletes who disappointed him were subject to torture and imprisonment

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9wW0G TIL On March 16, 1968 Hugh Thompson, a US Army helicopter pilot, played a pivotal role in ending the My Lia Massacre in a southern Vietnam village. Thompson threatened to open fire on American troops if they continued to harm innocent civilians. His extraordinary actions prevented further tragedy.
D1kEv TIL "Foo Fighters" was founded by Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl as a one-man project. It was a nickname coined by Allied aircraft pilots for UFOs. Grohl named it after that, as he wanted people to feel that it was a group, because he had recorded the first record by playing all the instruments himself.
M7kK TIL that today, from 6:02 am to 6:02 pm on October 23, is unofficially recognized as Mole Day by chemists (in honour of 6.02x10^23 atoms present in one mole of a substance).
mxvvR TIL Camels originated in North America. About 3 - 7 million years ago, they migrated over the Bering Strait to Asia. They also migrated to South America and became Alpacas and Llamas. Around the last ice age, they went extinct in North America.
xoB TIL Koko the Gorilla named a kitten All Ball. All Ball died in an accident and Koko signed she was sad and cried alone when no one was around, but there is an audio recording.