20 Mind-Blowing Facts You Never Knew About The United States

5. In 1980, Detroit Presented Saddam Hussein With The Key To The City

In 1980, for reasons that are about as mind boggling as pink bunnies flying space ships, ruthless dictator Saddam Hussein gave an Iraqi catholic priest living in Detroit $200,000 to support his church. Detroit returned the favour by presenting him with the key to the city. The 1980s were a magical time when America believed that anyone who wasn't affiliated with the Soviet Union had to be better than the Soviet Union. She is still paying the price of that mistake today in the Middle East.