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TIL in 1993, the U.S launched 23 Tomahawk missiles into a building believed to be HQ of the Iraqi Intelligence Service after Iraqi agents tried to assassinate former President George H.W Bush with a car bomb in Kuwait.

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8eABZ TIL: in 1275, the count of Holland exempted the residents of the tiny fishing village of Amsterdam from tolls, attracting large numbers of merchants and putting it on a path to develop into a major trading hub over the centuries
jNANE Flu was once believed to be the influence of the stars.
KYrkG TIL that Blossom Rock (Grandmama on TV's "The Addams Family") was a sister of Jeanette MacDonald (screen actress and singer)
wbdE TIL Baby elephants suck their trunks for comfort just like human babies suck their thumb
bOAp TIL Sean Connery was once pulled over and fined by a british police officer for speeding. The Officer’s name was Sergeant James Bond.