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TIL that the International Olympic Committee is in cahoots with WADA to hide Chinese doping scandals

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EyaV TIL During the Iraq War, in 2003 after receiving a tip regarding the location of Uday Hussein, the soldiers that arrived didn’t want to approach the building for safety, to confirm the tip was accurate they had a soldier go and hotwire Uday’s Lamborghini, which had been a gift from Muammar Qaddafi.
4Xl4o TIL a Texas man was once sentenced to sleep outside in a doghouse for 30 nights, as a punishment for child abuse
wLB7J TIL Victoria Gillick ran a campaign in the UK to ban contraceptives to under 16s. Her loss in court created the Gillick competence named after her, which gave under 16s more medical rights to consent to medical treatment if they understood the doctors recommendations
jEwR TIL the opposite of sparkle is darkle.
Jy1m TIL that in 1981 it was proposed to breed cats that changed color when exposed to radiation and write folk songs about this trait so that future generations would have a means to be warned to stay away from contaminated areas such as nuclear waste repositories.