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TIL that in 2008 PayPal cofounder Peter Thiel invested in an institute who’s goal was to create man made islands in unregulated international waters

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M74l7 TIL the state of Georgia in the Unites States has it's own Department of Defense and State Defense Force.
l7YMB TIL During Prohibition in the United States, the U.S. government literally poisoned alcohol. When people continued to consume alcohol despite its banning, law officials got frustrated and decided to try a different kind of deterrent—death
16KM8 TIL: Ernesto Miranda, Namesake of the Miranda Rights, Sold Autographed 'Miranda Cards' with the Warning Text for $1.50 Each in Phoenix After His 1972 Parole, Later Found Dead with Cards on His Body After a 1976 Bar Fight Stabbing
EgpXX TIL that Tom Selleck was almost cast as Indiana Jones instead of Harrison Ford. He only lost out because CBS wouldn't let him out of his contract for Magnum PI.
JVeV TIL that part of Pablo Escobars surrender deal was that he would serve his sentence in his own prison, guarded by his own guards. The prison also had a soccer field, a bar, a jacuzzi, and a waterfall amongst many other things.