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TIL that the United States is the only country that has not ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child

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n7pd TIL in 1672, an angry mob of Dutchmen killed and ate their prime minister.
rYKo TIL the photo on the cover of Neil Young’s Silver and Gold was taken with a Game Boy Camera
JYWK8 TIL the Dalai Lama released a spoken word album filled with mantras and new age music titled Inner World, earlier this month
XEAQP TIL Some bluebottle jellyfish sails are right-handed and some are left-handed, across the body, so when the wind comes up it only grabs the ones with the sail going the right way for that particular breeze. It's nature's way of making sure the population never becomes extinct.
wLmvW TIL that Bruce Springsteen stopped a walk out at the We Are The World recording. A few of the rockers felt the song was too pop and singing with non-rockers would hurt their image. They changed their minds when the boss said, "I'm here to save lives and feed people, and I'm staying."