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TIL in the 1970s, France acted as Saddam Hussein's "chief arms broker"; they sold $25billion in weapons to Iraq of which most was advanced fighters and missiles (close to $100bil in today's money)

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XnoR TIL Mozart had an older sister who was also an excellent musician.
WkP9L TIL that in Germany children are literally thrown out of preschools on their last day as a fun celebration of moving on to school
newaP TIL The Elite Canadian Airborne Regiment was disbanded following the torture and murder of locals whilst Peacekeeping in Somalia.
QJDyd TIL People with sensitive noses are capable of smelling when it's about to rain due to atmospheric chemicals reacting and creating ozone, which has a pungent, sweet smell.
6E0EZ TIL, a graduate student studying bees at Cornell University, was stung on his testicles while wearing loose pants and experienced little pain. This piqued his curiosity, so he stung himself 5 times a day for the next 38 days. As a result, we know the most painful places to be stung on the human body