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TIL that Rwanda is the only country in the world with a female majority in parliament

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NX64P TIL in February 1936, Pope Pius XI recieved a mesage from Hitler congratulating him on the anniversary of his coronation. Pius' response critizied Hitler's regime with such force that Germany's foreign secretary tried to suppress the response, but Pius insisted that the message be given to Hitler.
OpnR TIL 45 Million people were accidentally starved to death in China due to a pest control program that backfired in 1958. The program eliminated sparrows, which caused bug populations to explode and destroy crops.
0dbJR TIL six Italian scientists were convicted of manslaughter in 2012 and sentenced to 6 years in jail for making inaccurate predictions about the L'Aquila earthquake which killed 309 people in 2009. They were later acquitted on appeal.
m10Oy TIL that the choir in the title sequence of Mr Bean is singing ‘Ecce homo qui est faba’, which translates to ‘Behold the man who is a bean.’ in Latin.
lAJ5 TIL that Tupac was first artist to have an album at number one on the Billboard 200 while in prison