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TIL that in 2010, the Iroquois National Lacrosse team (the only native american national sports team that is recognized by its sport’s international federation) was not allowed to play in the 2010 championships because the UK Government refused to recognize their Iroquois Nation Passports as valid

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woY76 TIL that the practice of growing flowers or crops on land that the gardeners do not have the legal right to use is called "Guerrilla Gardening". Motivations include protest, food production, and urban beautification.
0Dyj TIL 3 years ago Craig Cobb white nationalist/Neo-Nazi went on a talk show to speak about his new white only town project but, the show decided to test his DNA to see just how “pure” he was and he turned out to be 14% Sub-Saharan African making him mixed race.
JYKBl TIL Americans are the most charitable group of people in the entire world. "Americans are about twice as generous in their private giving as Canadians, and 3-15 times as charitable as the residents of other developed nations. Americans volunteer more than almost any other wealthy people."
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