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TIL the 2nd amendment was passed so the federal government could form “well-regulated militias” to put down civilian rebellions - not to protect individuals from government tyranny

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gkoy TIL that, following the Bloody Sunday massacre in Northern Ireland, the British home secretary, Reginald Maudling, told the House of Commons that British paratroopers had killed 13 civilians in self-defense. Bernadette McAliskey, a Northern Irish MP, walked across the floor and slapped his face.
xVrw5 TIL the oldest cat was 38 years old
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9wvwG TIL about a woman with no vagina getting pregnant from a stabbing
PY60n TIL the more content the wife is with the long-term union, the happier the husband is with his life no matter how he feels about their nuptials.