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TIL that New Zealand was one of the colonies asked to join in the creation of the Commonwealth of Australia. New Zealand did not join in part due to fears of discrimination against the Māori people. In response, in 1902 Australia gave Māoris the right to vote, 65 years before the Aboriginal people.

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R7n14 TIL Many French Bulldogs require artificial insemination to breed because their hips are too slim to allow the male to mount the female. In addition, 80% of their litters are delivered through C-section.
1eV4 TIL that from 2010 to 2015, Taco Bell secretly reduced the sodium content in 33 menu items by 33%. Responding to consumer demand for healthier fare and without notifying the public, Taco Bell reduced the salt content in its food and instead substituted other spices to net the same taste.
bmNQ TIL In 1997 Brittish scientist wanted to create headless humans for organ transplants
9YKe7 TIL The full name of the famous Chuck E. Cheese’s mouse is Charles Entertainment Cheese, and he has a depressing backstory. He grew up as an orphan at St. Marinara’s Orphanage, and because he never had his own birthday, he fills the void by hosting birthday parties for everyone else.
pWB4 TIL in the 1960s. The CIA created several fake cover-up companies to purchase Titanium from the Soviet Union. Titanium being a crucial element in the production of SR-71 Blackbirds. Subsequently helping Lockheed Martin’s Secret Black Project called “Skunk Works”. The SR-71 served from 1964 to 1998.