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TIL From 1896 to 1964 Canada jailed thousands of women without trial if they were suspected of "undesirable social behavior." Such as having premarital sex or being in interracial relationships. The women were sent to reform prisons, where they were beaten and drugged to learn subservience.

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ADo1g TIL the Library of Congress has multiple crowdsourcing projects where anyone can help digitize historical documents. Active projects include transcribing letters and other writings from Rosa Parks, Susan B. Anthony, and Walt Whitman.
4XDpw TIL that although at first glance the single character sentence 子子子子子子子子子子子子 does not seem to make sense, when this sentence is read using the right readings of the kanji 子, it means "the young of cat, kitten, and the young of lion, cub".
ZEAv TIL that between 2000 and 2010 as many as a dozen people in the Philippines were shot to death while singing Frank Sinatra songs at karaoke bars. The deaths are referred to as ‘The My Way Killings’.
8epwX TIL about the Ma'kech, also known as a Living Brooch, where an ironclad beetle is painted, adorned with gemstones, and traditionally worn as living jewelry in parts of the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico.
4vBo TIL in 1968 Kim Il Sung sent 31 commandos to South Korea to try and assassinate the president. After they infiltrated the border they stumbled on two brothers chopping firewood. They decided to indoctrinate them about the benefits of communism and release them. The brothers notified the police