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TIL that Pacific Islanders were forced to come to Australia to be slaves on sugar plantations in a practice known as "blackbirding"

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8m04 TIL That the FBI suspected “It’s A Wonderful Life” was Communist propaganda when first released
EgZX0 TIL that Valve hires actual Psychologists for the development of their games and designs, including "Conduct statistical analyses on Valve's gameplay, financial, and company data to identify patterns of behavior"
9wVDX TIL most black neighborhoods in Wisconsin are actually prisons.
AXn4 TIL C-4 plastic explosive is so chemically stable it can be shot, microwaved, or even set on fire without exploding. Soldiers in Vietnam would sometimes use it for cooking fires, and, supposedly, would eat small amounts to fake illness.
vWo4 TIL that every year on 4/20 Canadians gather on the steps of parliament to smoke weed. Despite it not being legal in Canada yet, no arrests are made