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TIL that the Australian military has never fought a human opponent on Australian soil.

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N7oZ1 TIL under the Open Fields doctrine the U.S. government has the authority to place cameras and other surveillance devices on your land without your consent or the need for a warrant
6AoJ TIL that when he was 7, Vin Diesel and some friends broke into a New York theater with intentions to vandalize it. Instead of calling the police, the theater’s artistic director handed them scripts and offered them parts in the upcoming show. This became Diesel’s first acting role.
Qe8e TIL the first animal ejected from a supersonic aircraft was not a monkey or a dog, but a BEAR
epE4 TIL that the Honest Ed’s dollar store in Toronto keeps two professional sign painters on staff to hand-paint dozens of signs every day to advertise the store’s specials.
4AMg TIL that the Saudi Arabian judiciary increased a 19-year-old rape victim’s sentence from 90 lashes to 200 lashes plus six months in jail because her lawyer drew the world’s attention to the case.