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TIL: The population can hold a General Strike where all laborers stop working to show a complete lack of confidence in the government.

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D1DWJ TIL that after completing his 20 yr sentence in 2000, John Lennon's killer has been denied parole every 2 years since. Next parole hearing is Aug 2020.
vkx TIL only 20% of Americans were in-favor of interracial marriage at the time it was deemed legal by the United States Supreme Court.
P1aoL TIL The lifespan of seagulls is about 20 years and it takes 4 years for them to acquire their normal white plumage. Therefore, seagulls that steal food are usually skilled criminals.
6En1w TIL members of the crow family (crows, Jays, Ravens, etc) can conceive of 'fair' and 'unfair' treatment and can hold grudges against specific humans for years at a time. They also hold funerals for their dead.
wo8BY TIL, rogue waves are a relatively new scientifically accepted phenomena, with the first evidence of one occurring in 1995, prior to this they were largely believed to be a myth