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TIL about Australia's "democracy sausages" - grilled sausages served outside many Australian polling places during elections that serve as fundraisers for community groups.

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AJe4 TIL There’s a Service called PotatoParcel that Sends a Message on a Potato to Anyone in the US
yQ8Bv TIL of Hanlon's Razor, which is to not attribute to malice that which is more easily explained by stupidity. It helps us avoid paranoia and ideology by not generally assuming that bad results are the fault of a bad actor. The explanation most likely to be right is the one with the least intent.
Jdxk TIL Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Guard Identification Badge is the second rarest badge awarded coming in second only to the Astronaut Badge
Z8Eev TIL that 3 of the top 5 (and 4 of the top 6) steepest streets in the U.S. are in Los Angeles. I had to make a delivery today on #5, and it was almost surreal how steep it was.
NXBNM TIL, in 2004, Piazza San Marco was closed for a major feature film premiere for the first time, as part of the Venice Film Festival. It screened the premiere of DreamWorks' Shark Tale.