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TIL: 34 States (+ DC) with No-Excuse Absentee Voting

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eMeb TIL of the Cathars - a medieval christian sect that condemned war and capital punishment; believed in reincarnation, two gods of good and evil and largely endorsed gender equality. They were annihilated by the Catholic Church.
rR1Vw TIL In 1998 a group of cattle ranchers sued Oprah after she made disparaging comments about beef and 13 states have food libel laws which allows companies to sue people who speak badly about their food.
GQLj TIL John Couch Adams calculated the existence of Neptune, using mathematics, before the planet was ever observed.
Me66W TIL Robert De Niro is the only child of two well-regarded Greenwich Village painters, Virginia Admiral and Robert De Niro, Sr.
E1bBP TIL in some states in the USA, like CA, if you're over 18yo and able bodied, you are required by law to give reasonable assistance to police, including taking your car to chase a suspect.