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TIL that the sun has still not set on the British Empire.
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TIL that, despite their reputation as outlaws, pirates often operated on democratic principles. Everyone had to vote to make any major decisions, and even captains can be voted out. Pirates even had a system of workers compensation, with the crew maintaining a central fund to help injured pirates.
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TIL that Adam Devine, who plays Adam Demamp on Workaholics, was hit by a cement truck at age 11, and both his legs were completely mangled. To pass time while recovering, he’d call radio DJ’s and impersonate celebrities, which is how he discovered his love of comedy.
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TIL in 1921, “Black Wall Street” was the wealthiest Black community in America before being attacked by an angry mob which killed hundreds of Black residents and destroyed 35 city blocks.
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TIL the United States is the only developed country without mandated vacation time for workers.
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TIL of Maximilian I of Mexico, an Austrian archduke and the only Emperor of the Second Mexican Empire. Installed by France as a pro-French monarch, he reigned from 1864-1867, after which he was executed by the Mexican Republic.