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TIL The Dominican Republic has gone through 39 constitutions, more than any other country, since its independence in 1844

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m1wjP TIL recent studies show that "trigger warnings" or "content warnings" are ineffective and moreover may cause anticipatory anxiety and PTSD.
RD1 TIL Doctor Seuss’s first book took 27 publisher rejections before it finally found a taker, Chicken Soup for the Soul was passed on by over 100, A Time to Kill by 26, and George Orwell was told Animal Farm would never sell because “it is impossible to sell animal stories in the U.S.”
YpDXv TIL Japanese airline, All Nippon Airways in an effort to save costs asked passengers to visit the lavatory before boarding because empty bladders means less weight carried.
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0Dbj TIL in 1929 the US supreme court voted 8 -1 in favor a Euginics program requiring forced sterilization of citizens deemed not smart enough to reproduce