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TIL after the Bulldozer Revolution in Serbia, the resistance set up a course in non-violent protest

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x6EdB TIL that Benjamin Franklin's extra-marital son, William Franklin, was a staunch loyalist who was the last colonial governor of New Jersey. After a two year imprisonment ended via prisoner exchange, he directed loyalist forces in New York before fleeing to Britain at the end of the war.
BLnK TIL: George Lucas said Star Wars movies are “for children,” and that his fan base just doesn’t want to admit it.
M7QV0 TIL Civil Rights icon Rosa Parks played herself in an episode of Touched By An Angel in 1999
jNk8p TIL if you are being questioned by authorities in the US and you choose to remain silent in response to a specific question, that silence may itself be construed as evidence of guilt, unless you specifically state that you're invoking your right to remain silent under the 5th Amendment.
OoyGL TIL many sushi restaurants that serve "white tuna" are actually serving a different fish called escolar. Escolar consumption can lead to uncontrollable diarrhea due to the fish's toxicity, and is therefore banned in several Asian countries.