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TIL Saddam Hussein had an entire Quran written with his blood. Islamic authorities don’t know what to do with it now, as it is a sin to write a Quran with blood and also a sin to destroy a Quran.

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kJ054 TIL during the cold war NATO conducted an experiment to find the best way to shot down helicopters with their jets, to everyone surprise helicopters proved to be a formidable foe to Jets and managed to get up to a 5-to-1 kill ratio against Jets in close combat.
RMvw TIL that Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the U.S.A” deals with the negative effects of the Vietnam War on Americans, but is often misunderstood to be a patriotic or nationalistic anthem.
rNkeW TIL There was going to be an Austin Powers racing game on the SEGA Dreamcast by Rockstar but it was cancelled
JYR5m TIL in 2017, after three consecutive years of the Scripps National Spelling Bee ending in a tie, the rules were changed. Contestants still on stage after the first day of the bee are now given a written test. If necessary to avoid a tie, the results of the test are used to determine the winner.
LQrGZ TIL FATCA effectively bans Americans from opening bank accounts abroad