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TIL that South Africa used to issue permits for Boer farmers to hunt the San people (bushmen), the last permit was issued in 1936

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MrAa TIL asylum seekers coming to Australia by boat are 3 to 4 times more likely to be legitimate refugees than asylum seekers arriving by plane.
AD99l TIL Abraham Lincoln had an incredibly high-pitched voice that was described as shrill, sharp, and unpleasant.
6EkB8 TIL it took the creator of the Rubik’s Cube more than a month to solve it for the first time after he initially invented it.
1NMd TIL Dick Butt passed away in 2014. Let’s let him rest in peace, guys.
MeKm8 TIL of Magnus Carlsen who played against 10 chess grandmasters simultaneously with his back turned to them while verbally being told each person's moves. He beat them all.