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TIL that for record-keeping, the Canadian government gave Inuit people numbers as last names until 1978

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N4nP TIL U.S. radio host Jerry Klein produced a show where he called for all U.S. Muslims to get tattoos and marks on their IDs which identify them as Muslims. Many listeners expressed support. At the show’s end, he revealed it was a hoax highlighting the dangers of extremism.
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