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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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9Pw7 TIL Bruce Willis expressed interest in the role of Boromir and Nicolas Cage received an offer to play Aragorn for the Lord of the Rings trilogy
l76kr TIL green bell peppers were just red/yellow/orange peppers but in their unripe form
b6GgZ TIL couscous is pasta. Not a grain or rice, it's pasta
DQvXJ TIL A French Socialite Named Blanche Monnier Was Imprisoned by Her Family in a Secret Room for 25 Years, From 1876 to 1901. According to officials, Monnier had not seen any sunlight for her entire captivity.
vPjor TIL of immune privilege, where parts of your body that would be damaged by an immune response (inflammation, high temperature) work outside of your body's immune system, including your eyes and testes.