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TIL self-defense is not an enumerated right under US Constitution

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j696X TIL: The ruins of Diocletian's Palace became shelter for the few remaining civilized people after the fall of the Roman Empire, taking advantage of the palace's robust walls from Barbarian raids. Over time it turned into the city of Split, as people settled and built homes inside the palace walls.
neLdo TIL that when Walt Whitman's collection of poetry 'Leaves of Grass' was published in 1855 it was met with so much ridicule that one critic went as far as to request Whitman commit suicide.
xVQow TIL Sorry!, Trouble, Ludo, and Parcheesi are all western versions of an old Indian game, Pachisi, that was first played in the 4th century
KOgKG TIL in the UK a White Christmas is defined by as, “one snowflake to be observed falling in the 24 hours of 25 December somewhere in the UK”
j6L8Q TIL That in 1992, a man named William Brennan, a cashier, walked out of the Stardust Casino in Vegas with 500k+ in stolen cash and chips. He and the money were never found, and he was removed from the FBI's Most Wanted list in 2006 when Stardust was closed.