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TIL of Inverted Totalitarianism. Not found in a demagogue but in the faceless anonymity of the corporate state. It pays outward fealty to the facade of electoral politics, the Constitution, freedom of the press etc., but it has seized all of the mechanisms of power rendering the citizen impotent.

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ReGa TIL that despite the NFL making more than $9 billion annually, projected to make more than $25 billion a year by 2027, pays its CEO more than $30 million a year, 68% of NFL stadium construction costs since 1923 coming from taxpayer money.
Lvjp TIL that there is a 200 foot stuffed pink bunny with its entrails spilling out over a hill in Italy.
ANN7B TIL the iconic Australian hat is bent up on one side to allow the armed forces maneuver rifles on and off their shoulders without hitting the brim.
rRXp0 TIL i learned that one of the most decorated United States Navy warship was USS Parche (SSN-683), a Sturgeon-class nuclear fast attack submarine launched in 1973. She had over 32 awards, including 9 Presidental Unit Citations, 10 Navy Unit Commendations and 13 Navy Expeditionary Medals.
W7xoB TIL about the Lloyds Bank Coprolite, the longest recorded piece of fecal matter, found in the british city of York in 1972