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TIL that in the 50s a frenchman was both fined and given a gold medal for the unintentional killing of an estimated 90% of the rabbits in France, 99% in Britain and many more across western Europe

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0w7Mp TIL King Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines.The wives were described as foreign princesses, including Pharaoh's daughter and women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, Sidon and of the Hittites. His marriage to Pharaoh's daughter appears to have cemented a political alliance with Egypt.
87Ba TIL That Portugal decriminalized, not “legalized”, drugs 12 years ago, and it’s working.
OGZ4g TIL The Statue of Liberty was originally meant to celebrate America’s abolition of slavery
d88DE TIL US “government cheese” was created to maintain the price of dairy when dairy industry subsidies artificially increased the supply of milk and created a surplus that was then converted into cheese, butter, or dehydrated powder. The cheese was stored in over 150 warehouses across 35 states.
dEKB TIL the Dominican Republic once voted to join the United States, but the US Senate rejected them.