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TIL Trey Parker and Matt Stone, creators of South Park, were given a signed photo of Saddam Hussein by American soldiers

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GYRDg TIL sand is the second most used natural resource worldwide, after fresh water
nENW TIL The nation of Canada is undefeated in the world of professional sumo wrestling. There has been precisely one, John Tenta, who retired having never lost a bout.
Brk6e TIL that nearly half of the world’s twins are born in Africa. The small West African nation of Benin has the highest concentration of twins in the world while Japan has the lowest rate of twinning.
Kar9 TIL that two women named Mary Morris were murdered in the same area of Houston in 2000, four days apart and under similar circumstances. Both crimes are unsolved.
moDo TIL that in 1805 Thomas Jefferson hosted an Iftar at the White House. An Iftar is the fast-breaking meal eaten at sunset during Ramadan.