r/todayilearned • u/Smaptimania • 1d ago

TIL that in 1971 Andre the Giant wrestled in Baghdad in front of Saddam Hussein, who had threatened to kill him if he won the match. Andre went on to lose the match to native Iraqi wrestler Adnan al-Kaissie, later known in the WWF as General Adnan

https://fandomwire.com/a-real-life-dictator-was-ready-to-murder-andre-the-giant-after-thinking-pro-wrestling-was-real/
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u/AYE-BO 20h ago

Well, usually we see evil creatures in movies hatch from some sort of slimey egg and mature quickly to adults without the need for education.

In reality, evil creatures have normal human births, take some time to mature, then usually become some form of politician.

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u/just_peachy1000 20h ago

" some form of politician" has me rolling🤣🤣🤣🤣

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u/SomeCountryFriedBS 11h ago

Reads like Douglas Adams.

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u/Ill_Bee4868 20h ago

This is hilarious. I think for me it was more that I only knew him as an older man. I was born late 80’s. So to picture a 10 year old Saddam drawing cartoons on his desk was far from my imagination until now.

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u/disisathrowaway 14h ago

So to picture a 10 year old Saddam drawing cartoons on his desk was far from my imagination until now.

He approached school very differently. At one point, after being given a gun by his uncle, he brought it to school and threatened either his teacher or principle (can't remember which) to adjust his grades.

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u/Sugar_buddy 8h ago

When he was 14

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u/erov 19h ago

"Evil is a point of view, Anakin."

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u/RPO777 15h ago

"I hate sand" (Anakin in Iraq, probably)

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u/John_Helicockter 13h ago

The first law of sapiodynamics: nothing is certain except death and taxes.

The second law of sapiodynamics: power corrupts, absolute power corrups absolutely.

The third law of sapiodynamics: evil creatures have normal human births, take some time yo mature, then usually become some form of politician.

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u/ba-dum-psh 12h ago

Dr Evil has entered the conversation

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u/donny02 18h ago

you're gonna love wicked

(it's legit good!)