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TIL Testimony of war crimes committed by Iraq against Kuwait was an astroturf campaign to sell Operation Desert Storm to the American people, people involved included senators and congressmen who knowingly lied.

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oRjg7 TIL not only is the USA the 3rd most populated country in the world, if you added an extra 1 BILLION PEOPLE to its population, it would still remain the 3rd most populated country in the world behind China and India.
R4y6 TIL there are over two million saunas in Finland and 5 million inhabitants, making an average of one sauna per household
kPx5 TIL The combination of an exclamation point and question mark is an interrobang. (‽)
AgWl TIL a whale’s throat can only fit roughly the dimensions of a beach ball, whereas its mouth can store up to 90 metric tons of food and water.
awMQ0 TIL that U.S. General Dwight Eisenhower had a speech prepared in the event that the 1944 D-Day invasion failed. In the speech he takes full responsibility for the failure of the operation.