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TIL about "Ministerial Responsibility", something which exists in Westminster-style governments, whereby government ministers are expected to resign if waste, corruption or misbehavior has occurred in their part of the government.

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rmrx TIL That in the early 1970s Chile experimented with a centralised computer network that would provide live economic data for “managing resources, detecting problems before they arise, and to experiment with economic policies”. It was destroyed when Pinichet’s regime took power before completion.
7rN6L TIL from 986 CE, Muslim Turks started raiding northwest India from Afghanistan, plundering western India. Forced conversions to Islam were made, and Buddhist images were smashed due to the Islamic dislike of idolatry. Hence, the Islamic term for an 'idol' became 'budd'.
5npP TIL prior to the 1970’s, South Africa sold a ‘jawbreaker’ like candy called “Niggerballs”.
XEvKR TIL of Abuwtiyuw, one of the oldest known named animals
4Aw5 TIL that Blue has released more Greatest Hits albums than actual albums