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TIL Possession of the Anarchist Cookbook is illegal in the UK and they've sent young men to jail for years over it.

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Bdvr TIL Ancient Romans would sell themselves into slavery rather than pay taxes.
vPmBj TIL Brazilians make more than 1% of Ireland's population
50VP TIL that, after Richard Feynman was named the world’s smartest man by Omni magazine, his mother said, “If that’s the world’s smartest man, God help us.”.
BrGZD TIL the First Portuguese Republic, which lasted from 1910 to 1926, went through 44 prime ministers in those 16 years. That averages out to a new government every 4 1/2 months.
N7JJ6 TIL dogs not eligible to continue guide dog training are offered "career changes"