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TIL there is a Polish reddit. Not subreddit, but an entire reddit.

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XlwE TIL that the Civil Rights Act of 1875 entitled everyone to access accommodation, public transport, and theatres regardless of race or color. In 1883, this law was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court as being unconstitutional.
b9r6N TIL when Japanese ultranationalists and militaries attempted a coup in 1932 they intended to also kill Charlie Chaplin
E1Bpo TIL the city of Novosibirsk was nicknamed "the Chicago of Siberia" due to its very rapid growth as an industrial centre located relatively far away from the core of its country's population.
REd1 TIL Cheerios will send people free wildflower seeds in an effort to save the dwindling bee population
8aOaL TIL that flight recorders, commonly referred to as "black boxes", are actually orange!