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TIL that until the 1970s, Aboriginal children in Australia were systematically taken from their families, known as the Stolen Generations

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0jKy TIL that the phrase “Great minds think alike” is only half of it. The full phrase is “Great minds think alike, but fools rarely differ.”
m1L7v TIL that USP Alcatraz Island closed due to being 'too expensive' to continue operating.
P1WoO TIL in the 19th and early 20th centuries the British army maintained a network of "lock hospitals" established to manage the spread of STDs around colonial military installations due to the prevalence of venereal diseases amongst British troops. India had lock hospitals on the larger bases.
DQe4g TIL Vecihi Hürkuş was the first person to ever build an airplane in Turkey. When the plane was completed Hürkuş flew it for 15 minutes but was arrested by flying without a permit.
vwy7 TIL that in the U.K 2002 a man attempted to refute a £25 motoring ticket by invoking the right to trial by combat, challenging the Driving Vehicle and Licensing Agency to elect a champion to do combat with him.