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TIL America has spent $4 Trillion on the Iraq War

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oBlXK TIL Despite its Historical Significance, the Release Date of Super Mario Bros in North America is Unknown
J9Ev TIL the Chambarakat Dam in Mosul, Iraq is listed as the most dangerous dam in the world due to being built on an unstable base of gypsum (the same mineral used in drywall). If it should fail, it would ultimately put Baghdad under 15 ft of water with a death toll of 500,000.
kwYg TIL The alleged last surviving veteran of the American Revolutionary War also had the longest recorded marriage at 91 years, 12 days: The only documented marriage to have broken the 90-year anniversary mark.
4YLJ TIL of a 20th century pilot who landed intoxicated in the streets of New York City; twice, because a bar patron refused to believe he had done it the first time.
WkrpB TIL what jauhar is. During foreign invasions of India, women would often throw themselves onto pyres when they felt a war or battle was lost or beyond victory. This was to avoid pillage and plunder. The practice is no longer around today, and was phased out around the Mughal era.