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TIL that there are still 74 countries where being gay is illegal and 13 countries where homosexuality is punishable by death

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yQKmM TIL of the Diverging Diamond Interchange; a type of highway interchange in which the directional roadways of the non freeway road switch over each other either temporarily using under/overpasses or traffic signals, making it simpler to enter and exit the freeway.
4kMbw TIL The only plane permitted to fly on 9/11 after the attacks was a plane flying from San Diego to Miami to deliver anti-venom to a man bitten by a highly poisonous snake; it was escorted by two fighter jets
yV5NV TIL 2010 Vancouver luge gold medallist Felix Loch had his medal melted into 2 discs and gave one to the parents of a deceased competitor who died in a practice run on the day of the opening ceremony
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g5W TIL The military asked the President permission to blow up a plane full of American college students on vacation, as well as murder mothers and children in the streets of major cities through sniper attacks, to blame it on Cuba and start a war. John F. Kennedy refused