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TIL that to join the EU, Austria had to lift its blanket ban on members of the Habsburg family entering Austria because it was a violation of human rights

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xV89g TIL that the Appalachian Mountains and the Scottish Highlands are part of the same ancient mountain range.
wL7JM TIL Gal Gadot served in the Israeli Defense Forces during the Israeli-Hezbollah War before becoming an actress
YgM7 TIL all prisoners in Norway have internet in their cells
b9Owj TIL that the infamous Kitty Genovese case that's often cited as an example of the bystander effect has been wildly exaggerated. The residents that heard her actually did call the police and a seventy year old woman went out to help her. Kitty Genovese died on her way to the hospital.
e0vn5 TIL former stage magician and skeptic of pseudoscience James Randi offered $1,000,000 to anyone who could prove their paranormal abilities under agreed-upon testing criteria. Over 1,000 people tried, and 0 were successful. It was discontinued in 2015.