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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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kJwXg TIL dogs don't just sled - they were traditionally used to pull carts for delivering supplies and carrying people. They can still be found as a novelty in parts of Europe for children's rides, or as an attraction, and there is even a whole dog sport called carting for the most impressive pullers!
VDxD TIL of Blakely, an Australian shepherd that acts as a surrogate parent to rejected animals at the Cincinnati Zoo.
WkMVY TIL that Mark Hamill cited his disappointment in the US government's constant state of war as inspiration for Luke Skywalker's hermit personality, as an event in life that can destroy even the most hopeful person's optimism.
9YoDQ TIL Nebraska passed a "Safe Haven Law" to ostensibly allow infants to be abandoned at certain locations without abandonment charges. However, it had no age cap, so people would abandon teenagers and older kids.
7rKBL TIL Twenty One Pilots is the only act in history to have two entire albums worth of songs certified Gold or Platinum. No other artist has ever achieved this.