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TIL The only military coup that ever took place in Australia, was over a dispute regarding rum.

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yQ57v TIL that the KKK came to Dave Chappelle’s house as a kid and his mom handed them candy as if it were Halloween.
GKk7 TIL in the 1960s, Baghdad was a modern, flourishing, and a very clean city by 60s standards. Girls play volleyball, men play board games in open air cafes while sipping strong Arabic coffee, the police force looks purposeful, the traffic is orderly.
Y7REP TIL, that the Congressional Apportionment Amendment is an unratified constitutional amendment still pending from 1789. It's the earliest of six unratified amendments. It would have mandated that the number of house representatives increase with population.
D18Kr TIL that there were 104 new models of mobile phones introduced in 2010, more than in any other year
rRbWy TIL that Britain removed all their road signs during World War II so that if the Germans invaded, they would get lost. These defensive preparations included the removal of signposts, milestones, and railway station signs. Gas pumps were also removed from service stations near their coast.