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TIL Bolivia’s largest prison has a society within itself and no guards inside the walls. Inmates elect their own leaders, make their own laws, get jobs to pay for their cell’s rent, and can even live with their families.

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loB6A TIL Charles Dickens only worked 9am to 2pm and wrote his 28 books and over 200 essays without working longer than 5 hours a day.
DDAr TIL that Garrett Hardin, author of “The Tragedy of the Commons” later acknowledged that having resources shared in common did not inevitably end badly, and that he should have titled his essay “The Tragedy of the Unmanaged Commons”
p8NN4 TIL cigarettes and tobacco use kill more Americans each year than alcohol, car accidents, suicide, AIDS, homicide, and illegal drugs combined.
418o TIL of King Ingjald who, in honor of his ascension to the throne, invited the neighboring kings to a feast then vowed to enlarge his kingdom by half or else die. When the other leaders were drunk, Ingjald burned down the building and claimed their domains for himself, fulfilling his vow overnight.
Wkmv4 TIL Denmark and Sweden holds the world record for most wars fought between two countries, with around 30 wars fought since the 15th century.