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TIL “animal dignity” is guaranteed in Sweden’s constitution; they are the only country on earth to have such a provision.

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j5QE TIL The Pledge of Allegiance Was Just A Marketing Ploy
x5eo TIL a mental disorder exists, in which people believe that they are dead, do not exist or have lost their blood or internal organs.
VLOk TIL the ridges around the side of the Quarter are a leftover from when the coin was made of silver. The ridges were meant to prevent the practice of shaving off small amounts of silver from the coins.
vPjxL TIL Keanu Reeves was originally offered the role of Chris in Michael Mann’s 1995 movie Heat. He turned it down to play Hamlet in theatre, Val Kilmer was given the role instead