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TIL post Algerian independence, Muslims were granted citizenship automatically while non Muslims whether indigenous or not had to apply

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eYkJ TIL that when Jerry Garcia was a child his brother cut off his middle finger in an axe accident. He also watched his father drown.
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nk47 TIL a Hungarian man was shot in the frontal lobe during World War 1, making it impossible for him to fall asleep. He continued to live a full, sleepless life.
ne1PP TIL Chris Farley has a brother (Kevin Farley) who does Stand-Up Comedy
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