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TIL in 1914 the Puerto Rican Congress Voted Unanimously for Independence from the US; the US Government Ignored the Vote

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WkBGd TIL everyone is Iceland is automatically an organ donor unless they specifically opt out
ExLP TIL John McCain was subjected to months of torture. Then after losing 50 Lbs and recieving little medical treatment, he was locked in solitary for 2 years. When he was done he was offered release, but refused unless all of his fellow POW’s were also released.
aaLy TIL about 8% of the population suffer Sleep Paralysis. Which is a phenomenon in which an individual, either during falling asleep or awakening, briefly experiences an inability to move, speak, or react and some experience hallucinations of shadowy figures or demons.
Bnob TIL that most statues have small penises because it was earlier believed that having a small package meant that the person was more “intellectual and rational.”
w0W1 TIL while Alfred Hitchcock was filming ‘The Pleasure Garden’, an actress refused to enter the water because she was on her period. It was the first time Hitchcock heard about menstruation, and a cameraman had to explain to him what she meant.