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TIL same-sex relations have been legal in the Netherlands since 1811.

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woXd7 TIL that Joseph Smith, the founder of the LDS Church, aka Mormon Church, was assassinated in 1844 in Illinois by a mob. He was running for president at the time and is the first presidential candidate in US History to be assassinated
J1yvl TIL about ‘Phantom Penis’: Around 60% of men who have undergone penile amputation for cancer report sensations in the absent area, including phantom erections and tingling.
16RJ8 TIL James Earl Jones and Carrie Fisher never met until they made cameo appearances in an episode of The Big Bang Theory
d815j TIL: In 1918, Iowa Governor William F. Harding signed a proclamation banning all languages other than English for public conversation, education, speeches, or church services. Some churches had to close and people were fined for speaking German on the phone.
GYLpg TIL that the Pinkerton Detective Agency still exists and filed a law suit against the makers of Red Dead Redemption 2 for the use of their name and logo in the game.