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TIL 12 states still have not ratified the Equal Rights Amendment.

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nWrp9 TIL that in the original Star Wars trilogy - Episode V - Palpatine was portrayed by Marjorie Eaton in heavy makeup as stand-in, chimpanzee eyes were superimposed into her darkened eye sockets during post-production and was voiced by musical stage actor Clive Revill.
o1Jr TIL Barbara Lee was the only member of congress to vote no on the AUMF after 9/11 stating “It was a blank check to the president to attack anyone involved in the September 11 events—without regard to our nation’s long-term foreign policy, national security interests, and without time limit.”
X0O8k TIL Panthers, Mountain lions, Pumas, Cougars, and Catamounts are all the same cat.
VBlY0 TIL about the largest underground labyrinth in the world, the Odesa catacombs. It stretches up to 2,500 kilometers compared to the meager 300 kilometers of the Paris catacombs.
6EyKQ TIL that Saddam Hussein had a Quran written in his own blood