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TIL that after he was removed from command of the HMS Bounty by mutiny, William Bligh was appointed governor of New South Wales. His actions as governor led to him being deposed in the Rum Rebellion, Australia's first and only military coup

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JYr5m TIL The government in various states used to call their electric chair "Old Sparky"
6KpQ TIL that according to a 2000 study from Carnegie Mellon University, 87% of the U.S. Population can be uniquely identified using only date of birth, gender, and ZIP code.
LkL5p TIL United Way set a world record by releasing almost one-and-a-half million balloons that resulted in unexpected disaster. The event was intended to be a harmless fundraising publicity stunt, but the balloons drifted back over the city, Lake Erie, and landed in the surrounding area.
9YaB7 TIL: China’s ongoing toilet revolution aims to replace open-pit latrines with safe, sanitary toilets and septic systems, to reduce the spread of parasites and diseases, and improve waste treatment.