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TIL Saddam Hussein’s last words were “There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad-” before the executioner let the floor out from beneath the gallows, cutting him off midsentence.

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Oaw6 TIL the first assassination attempt on a U.S. president failed when two pistols misfired. The man was then beat with a cane by President Andrew Jackson before he was wrestled into submission by Davy Crockett.
LkrPv TIL that the popular song, "The Gal From Ipanema", is about a woman named Helo Pinheiro, who still lives in Rio de Janeiro.
oYrE TIL that North Korea captured a U.S. ship, the U.S.S. Pueblo, in 1968. North Korea maintains the ship as a tourist attraction and propaganda symbol to this day.
6E94X TIL that in the 1800’s doctors used “hydrotherapy” as a way of sedating patients in mental asylums that continued into the 20th century. One method of the treatment was the sprays, the patient stood in a shower stall, sometimes strapped in, while an attendant hoses them down with hot or cold water.
PYkMZ TIL You're not supposed to wash your mouth with water after brushing and instead spit out any excess toothpaste. Washing results in washing away the concentrated fluoride in the remaining toothpaste.