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Today I learned it’s against United States Federal law for government workers and law enforcement to deprive you of your rights, punishable by time in jail–even the death sentence. This is a law that is not enforced.

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via reddit.com

j0Jv TIL that in 2004, farmers in India used Pepsi and Coca Cola instead of pesticides because they were cheaper and got the job done just as well.
AVg7 TIL in 2011 a 75-year-old woman digging for copper cut off internet to all of Armenia
WKQL TIL Using a chloroform soaked rag as an incapacitating agent is pure fiction. It is nearly impossible to incapacitate someone using chloroform in this manner.
VMlaZ TIL During World War 2, morale among the British Army (in desert campaigns) was directly proportional to the supply of tea that they had. This was due to them brewing it all the time in order to drink the foul-tasting water they were supplied with, as it came from fuel cans.
PbKL TIL that a father wrote 4 self-published novels about James Potter and his generation of wizards. They have been sanctioned by J.K. Rowling and are offered for free online.