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TIL in 1911 one of the US House of Representatives members proposed an amendment that would abolish the Senate.

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rRpj1 TIL Howie let loose a perfectly timed and pitched fart while recording “The Call” that fit so perfectly in the song that the producer and the rest of the Backstreet Boys decided to keep it in the final recording.
VBRKD TIL Candace Newmaker, a 10 yo girl, was killed during a "rebirthing session", during which she was wrapped in a heavy flannel blanket, covered in pillows, and held down forcefully by 4 adults (2 unlicensed "therapists" and 2 "therapeutic foster parents") until she suffocated.
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