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TIL: No one knows what to do with a Quran Saddam Hussein had written in his own blood, which is a sin, since destroying it is also a sin.

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gr8pW TIL about the Sulfanilamide Elixir Tragedy: In 1937, a pharmaceutical company in the US marketed a new antibiotic, sulfanilamide, in a sweet-tasting liquid form. The elixir contained a toxic chemical solvent, diethylene glycol, which caused the deaths of over 100 people, many of whom were children.
eoJJ TIL: In response to how women in media are often judged on their clothing, Australian TV anchor Karl Stefanovic wore the same suit on air for a year and no one noticed.
xVR75 TIL A private German company called OTRAG was the first to attempt to commercialize space launches. They attempted launches from Zaire now the DRC in Africa.
xVoZ7 TIL that in 2013, after more than 20 years of soda being America's number one beverage, water has taken over as Americans' favorite drink.
ddXE TIL Italy only became a unified country in 1861 by consolidating several smaller states under one centralized government.