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TIL that an Iraqi military unit used helmets based on Darth Vader’s helmet because Saddam Hussein’s son was a huge Star Wars fan

by whatilearned August 31, 2022, 3:04 pm

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TIL that Saddam Hussein received the key to the city of Detroit.

by whatilearned June 30, 2022, 12:02 pm

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TIL that Saddam built a palace in ancient city of Babylon which later became a US military base

by whatilearned April 21, 2022, 12:49 am

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TIL that Saddam Hussein liked to be greeted with a kiss on the armpit

by whatilearned March 24, 2022, 11:47 am

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TIL Fedayeen Saddam troops wore Darth Vader styled helmets mainly because Uday Hussein was a fan of Star Wars.

by whatilearned March 18, 2022, 8:03 am

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TIL In 1990 Saudi Arabia expelled around 1 million Yemeni workers as the Yemen Govt. supported Saddam Hussain in the Iraqi war against Kuwait, an ally of Saudi Arabia. This resulted Yemen to lose out $3 billion in yearly remittances that these ‘foreign’ workers normally transferred to their homeland

by whatilearned March 3, 2022, 9:05 pm

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TIL MI6 believed Saddam Hussein was continuing to produce WMDs based on information provided by a false agent who based his reports using scenes from the movie The Rock

by whatilearned February 26, 2022, 3:58 am

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TIL On March 16, 1988, Saddam Hussein carried out a chemical attack on the Kurdish population of Halabja, Iraq. 5000 People Were Killed by a Lethal Combination of Mustard Gas, Sarin, and a VX Nerve Agent.

by whatilearned February 24, 2022, 8:18 am

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TIL Uday Hussein, son of Saddam Hussein, was named Chairmain of the Iraqi Olympic Committee in 1984. Athletes who disappointed him were subject to torture and imprisonment

by whatilearned January 16, 2022, 6:51 am

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Saddam Hussein: wicked dictator or tragic leader?

by HistoryBuff December 6, 2021, 10:18 pm

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TIL that Saddam Hussein had a copy of the Quran allegedly written using his own blood. Most religious authorities considered this blasphemous as blood is considered haram in Islam, but it cannot be destroyed as damaging the Quran is also considered blasphemous

by whatilearned November 24, 2021, 2:40 pm

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TIL Saddam Hussein once received a key to the City of Detroit for charitable contributions.

by whatilearned November 19, 2021, 3:01 pm

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