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TIL the Australian constitution technically allows for the disenfranchisement of voters based on race

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yVdv8 TIL in the US there was an Italian and Jewish mafia conglomerate called the NATIONAL CRIME SYNDICATE, and its enforcement wing was called MURDER, INC
VMA1Z TIL After Michael Jackson's hair caught fire in 1984 he founded a burn center. “I wanted to do something because I was so moved by the other burn patients I met...” He suffered painful burns, but hospital staff remember him spending much of his time visiting and comforting other patients
mxDRx TIL Steven Seagal claimed to be immune to chokeholds. To prove it, he had a stuntman put him in a hold. Seagal promptly lost consciousness and shit himself.
7erp TIL that when asked about his religious beliefs in an interview with TIME, Vladimir Putin remarked, “…There are things I believe, which should not in my position, at least, be shared with the public for everybody’s consumption because that would look like self-advertising or a political striptease.”
W7X58 TIL that Duck feathers are known for their extraordinary ability to repel water, thanks to their unique structure and the hydrophobic properties of their fibres.