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TIL There is an Israeli policy document prepared in 1996 advocating an aggressive new policy including the removal of Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq, and the containment of Syria by engaging in proxy warfare and highlighting their possession of “weapons of mass destruction”.

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VB04k TIL the Scrabble game was created by Alfred Butts in Queens, New York in 1931. It didn’t became a sensation until 1952 when the President of Macy’s fell in love with the game and placed an order so large Butts could fill it. The company was sold and two years later 4 millions games were made.
wLja7 TIL that J.M. Barrie added the requirement of fairy dust for flying, because so many children injured themselves trying to fly after seeing the first production of “Peter Pan”
mWWo TIL Henry Ford received letters from both Clyde Barrow (Bonnie and Clyde) and John Dillinger thanking him for building the V-8 because of how much it helped them get away from the crimes they committed.
8a8Xa TIL all Golden Hamsters in captivity today descend from a single brother-sister pairing, found in Syria in 1930. The captured litter began with eleven, but the rest either escaped or ate each other.
xVgXg TIL Sec. 1021 allows the president of the United States to militarily detain U.S. citizens without due process,