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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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Wnp4 TIL a man with severe OCD and a phobia of germs attempted to commit suicide at the age of 19 via a gunshot wound to the head. Instead of killing him, the bullet eliminated his mental illness without any other brain damage.
Dj9e TIL that the Orthodox Church “urges people to spit on” members of the LGBT community
00Wp TIL The wreck of a WW2 “Liberty ship” is sitting off the coast of Kent and it’s loaded with 1400 tonnes of explosives, the equivalent of a small nuclear device.
7rZQp TIL the Colombian army wrote a song which contained a secret message in the chorus written in Morse code. It was broadcasted to rebel occupied territories in order to raise the morale of hostages being held there. The message read, "19 people rescued. You're next. Don’t lose hope."
A1ao TIL Domino’s Pizza stated that its pizza delivery sales during the televised chase of OJ Simpson were as large as on Super Bowl Sunday.