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TIL Australia routinely (and ironically) denies entry to non-citizens who have a criminal record.

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Eg16X TIL - Onions have more DNA than humans
WP0B TIL that in 1917 during WWI, Sgt Henry “Black Death” Johnson was wounded 21 times from a German Soldier raid. Racism was still a barrier and was never recognized by the U.S. until 2015, posthumously awarded the MOH. He was the first American in WWI to be awarded the Croix De Guerre by France.
WkmyX TIL Little Richard kicked Jimi Hendrix out of his band in the 50’s. Apparently, Hendrix refused to wear the band uniform and would steal audience’s attention with his eccentric style and guitar skills.
G4EE TIL of the Barkley Marathons, a race so intense and difficult that only 14 people have finished it since its inception in 1986.
LQEl0 TIL that older fish live longer if fed the poo of younger fish