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TIL In 2005 after Hurrican Katrina hit the United States,the Islamic Republic of Iran offered Humanitarian Aid and 20 Million Barrels of Oil(~$2 Billion).

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x6eb1 TIL the Japanese United Red Army conducted an internal purge of its members in 1972, killing 12, including 1 member killed for asking for tissues.
9JKp TIL Serial killer Albert Fish would embed needles into his groin and abdomen. After his arrest, x-rays revealed that he had at least 29 needles lodged in his pelvic region. He also hit himself with a nail-studded paddle and inserted wool doused with lighter fluid into his anus and lit it.
VaRB TIL that beer cans in Japan have braille on them so blind people don’t confuse alcoholic drinks with soft drinks
GAVAQ TIL the “One of us, Gooble Gobble” chant (popularized by South Park and Wolf of Wall Street) comes from the 1934 movie Freaks, a film about “sideshow freaks.”
5yjP TIL that in 2013 alone more than 1,000 park rangers died trying to save African elephants from poachers.