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TIL You could have lasting brain injury without any obvious symptoms

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MeaE7 TIL Mississippi set up a commission that became a de facto intelligence organization which surveilled people suspected of being anti-segregationist. The commission was eventually linked to the murder of three civil rights workers. It existed between 1956 and 1977 and profiled over 87 000 people.
EgyA7 TIL That all people with Sephardic Jewish ancestry can apply for Puerto Rican citizenship. This is super interesting because Puerto Ricans are born with American citizenship, but the Constitution of Puerto Rico also recognizes the right to a Puerto Rican citizenship distinct from that one.
l7p65 TIL that George Washington created a dog breed - the American Foxhound
p8XPp TIL Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys was under the supervision of a manipulative psychologist, Eugene Landy, who controlled every aspect of his life for 9 years during the ‘80s and early ‘90s. Landy exerted his power over Wilson in many different ways, including making him eat spaghetti off the floor.
bO14 TIL of an Australian birthday tradition; where after cutting the cake, the birthday girl/boy has to kiss the nearest person of the opposite sex.