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TIL that Louisiana is the only state whose private legal system is based on civil law, rather than the traditional American common law.

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OGNl7 TIL that Italy had a king during Benito Mussolini’s entire reign. While he advised Mussolini not to enter the war, he ignored the regime’s abuses until the Allied invasion; he then kicked Mussolini out of office and sided with the Allies. He later went into exile and the monarchy was abolished.
wGXY TIL young, single, childless women earn, on average, 8% more than their male counterparts in 147 of 150 major cities in the U.S.
8mkK TIL that the retinas of Robins contains Cryptochrome, a protein which allows them to see magnetic fields. The magnetic fields are visualised as patterns of light and shade and perhaps colour, onto the visual imagery.
NXZE6 TIL the American Teenager who Joined and Fought for Al Qeda before 9/11 was released from prison in 2019.
groj7 TIL That Roland Freisler, the German judge who presided over the trials of many of the July 20 plotters, died in the very courtroom the trials were conducted during an Allied bombing raid just a few months before the end of WWII.