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TIL Dictator Muammar Gaddafi had a strange obsession with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. He had Libya's most famous composer write her a song called "Black Flower in the White House." A photo album full of pictures of her was also found next to his bed by opposition fighters

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P1aMO TIL Contrary to common belief, brain dominance theory is false. We can't be more right-brained or left-brained. While each side controls different aspects of thought & function, we use both sides equally to process our 50,000 thoughts per day (average number per day).
b9VKZ TIL before asbestos was seen as hazardous, a Han dynasty general had a jacket made from it. He would pretend to spill wine on it at dinners. Then he'd throw it into a fire and pull it out to show it was still intact to impress his guests.
KYBmB TIL the song Entrance of the Gladiators was included as a military march in the repertoire of pieces imposed by the SS on prisoners' orchestras to accompany the departures and returns of the work Kommandos in Nazis concentration camps. Today it’s used to signify clowns.
YpJQr TIL that an inmate serving a life term for molesting and killing a 10-year-old girl named Katie got "Katie's Revenge" tattooed across his forehead by other inmates.
DGjg TIL that there exists a documentary known as “Reversal of Fortune” whereby the directors gave $100,000 cash to a homeless person and followed him around to see what he would do with the money. Less than 6 months later, he was back in the same situation and completely broke.