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TIL there is a subgenre of rap called ‘Chap Hop’ that is essentially gentlemenly rapping

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wLOY7 TIL that the government of Palau has required all tourists entering to sign a pledge stamped on their passport promising to be environmentally conscious and “tread lightly, act kindly, and explore mindfully.”
4XLXo TIL that running a mile only burns 105 net calories (about 7 Doritos.)
8a9EL TIL about Keith Cutler, a judge summoned to be a juror on a case he was presiding over. When he applied to be excused from jury service he was initially declined, and was told to write to the resident judge, to which he replied: "I am the resident judge."
BW7e TIL earlier this year, Star Wars was translated into Navajo, becoming the first major motion picture to be translated into any Native American language.
69QEZ TIL: Over the course of 100 years, the amount of Black-owned farmland dropped by 90%, according to Data for Progress, due to higher rates of loan and credit denials, lack of legal and industry support and "outright acts of violence and intimidation."