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TIL There is a such thing as a Pornocracy which is a government run by prostitutes or officials so corrupt they act like prostitutes.

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mLpY TIL of Iqbal Masih (1983-1995), a Pakistani child who, at age four, was sold into bondage by his family, escaped after years of hardship and helped thousands of children flee bondage labor through his internatioal activism. He was assasinated at age 12.
rRXZM TIL Iggy Pop hated punk
LQEwm TIL the green on the flag of Brazil represents the House of Braganza for Pedro I while the yellow represents the House of Habsburg for Empress Maria Leopoldina
7p1p TIL You can buy $10,000 shredded dollars for $45 bucks, straight from the government!
JgYB TIL that Richard Belzer has played the same character, Detective John Munch, in many different TV shows. And since its the same Character, that means that Arrested Development is in the same universe as The X-Files.