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TIL the physical document that dissolved the Soviet Union is missing

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LER9 TIL in 1995 a Walmart store banned a shirt that said “Someday a Woman Will Be President” because it ran afoul of “the company’s family values.”
rj10 TIL After Hurricane Katrina Cuba offered to send 1,586 doctors and 26 tonnes of medicine, and their share of the winnings from the 2006 World Baseball Classic to Katrina victims. All offers were denied despite a shortage of medical professionals.
kJQpB TIL The current Jacobite heir to the British throne is the now 92 year old Duke Franz of Bavaria. He’s had a fascinating life. He was sent to a nazi concentration camp at age 11, became the first German elected to the International Council of MOMA, and has been in a same-sex relationship since 1980.
R550l TIL: An estimated 10% of all adult male robin deaths and 3% of female deaths are caused by other robins attacking them
1N1P TIL that the origin of the right hand being raised while taking an oath is to make sure you are not branded a criminal