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TIL That Article 5 of the US Constitution provides a backdoor "State-Rights" path to altering the constitution directly, bypassing Congress entirely. It only requires two-thirds of state legislatures to initiate the process. Amendments are then sent back to states for ratification (not congress).

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neMn9 TIL it has been 27 years since a Canadian team has won the Stanley cup. With the Montreal Canadiens in 1993. The last opportunity a Canadian team had to win the cup was in 2011, when the Vancouver Canucks lost in game 7 to the Boston Bruins.
rMvo TIL 20 year old Ryan Holle was sentenced to life without parole for lending his car to a friend, who then murdered an 18 year old girl.
MeKXb TIL that Taco Bell once trolled McDonald's with a commercial featuring 25 real-life Ronald McDonald's endorsing their brand.
d86kr TIL that the ceremonial gavel of the US Senate, in use since at least 1789, was broken in 1954 during a heated debate on nuclear energy by VP Richard Nixon
KEMB TIL: The Bugis people of Indonesia recognise 5 genders, among them is a “Bissu”, an intersexed individual(not male not women) who has the duties of a sorcerer and is regarded highly within the society