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TIL that the Panopticon prison design used centrally positioned guards to create the illusion of constant surveillance, ensuring low-cost control over inmates behavior

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N7jre TIL: Ironically, the doctrine of papal infallibility (the pope officially has singular absolute final say on matters of church doctrine) dates only to 1870, around the time when the papacy permanently lost all its remaining temporal political power.
8oYa TIL Danny McBride’s grandmother invited her friend’s over to watch the premiere of her grandson’s TV Show “Eastbound and Down.” Afterward, none of her friends talked to her anymore.
Yp6Xx TIL Eisenhower passed the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 after gaining an appreciation for the German Autobahn system after serving as Commander during WW2. The act included a 10-year, $100 billion program, which would build 40,000 miles of highways across America.
Y7Zyd TIL In Finland, cab drivers are required by law to pay royalty fees for songs played on their taxi radio while working & conveying paying passengers. The reason being, cabbies use music for commerce while making a profit. A fixed sum is to be paid to the Finnish Composers' Copyright Society annually
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