› added 12 years ago

99

TIL That the police have no duty to respond to or protect citizens from crime. And this is codified by The Supreme Court!

Read more freerepublic.com

via reddit.com

pQB4 TIL In some African countries, albinos’ body parts are believed to bring wealth and good luck. As a result, attackers chop off their limbs and pluck out organs, and sell them to witchdoctors.
bJWp TIL 30 Major U.S. Corporations Paid More to Lobby Congress Than Income Taxes from 2008-2010
9YB9r TIL Elvis Presley (the King of Rock) and Michael Jackson (the King of Pop) met each other, and posthumously Elvis became Michael's father-in-law
9BRp TIL that in 1912 the Australian national rugby team played 16 games in the US and Canada. It played poorly because players stayed in college frat houses and partied too much; one member said “We were never in bed. That was the trouble. I’ve never had such a time in my life”.
PeEg TIL The Great Wall of China isn’t really visible from space - it’s just a myth.