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TIL of Corporatocracy: an economic and political system controlled by corporations or corporate interests.

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pYA5G TIL Dictator Muammar Gaddafi had a strange obsession with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. He had Libya's most famous composer write her a song called "Black Flower in the White House." A photo album full of pictures of her was also found next to his bed by opposition fighters
jX6v TIL the Spartans still live in Greece as a distinct ethnic group and speak their own language descending from Ancient Greek
8JnK TIL Wealthy Chinese Sometimes Hire Body Doubles To Serve Prison Sentences
vPGO4 TIL wasps carry the yeast that kickstarts the initial fermentation process that turns grapes into wine.
OwMX TIL Pluto, by law, is still a planet in New Mexico whenever it passes over the state.