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TIL Saddam Hussein's son Uday murdered his bodyguard at a party in front of horrified guests

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X0DGD TIL that the "Christmas bonus" given by the UK government to disabled people has been fixed at £10 ever since it was introduced in 1972. Had it been adjusted for inflation it would be more than £130 now.
KYdG4 TIL France has an island west of Canada, just off the coast of Newfoundland called Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Therefore, you can fly from Canada to France in an hour.
NxZe TIL that The Writers and Directors Guilds of America fined George Lucas $250,000 and tried to have Star Wars V pulled from theatres because he put the credits at the end of the movie rather than the beginning; a highly unusual choice at the time.
wLKnJ TIL Rick Harrison from Pawn Stars dropped out of high school to pursue his $2,000-a-week business of selling fake Gucci bags.
VD40 TIL In 1968 captured American sailors secretly gave the finger in propaganda photos released by the North Korean government.