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TIL the Supreme Court Ruled that Stripping Someone of Citizenship is ‘Cruel and Unusual’ Punishment, Prohibited by the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution

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69Gw TIL Minnesota National Guard has a military exchange partnership with Norway, the longest ever running between two nations
v8RB TIL a boy gave General Rahl of the British Army a note from a spy that George Washington was about to cross the Delaware and attack. The general was so immersed in a Chess game that he put the note in his pocket unopened. There it was found when he was mortally wounded in the subsequent battle.
ZlJa TIL The German Parliament building has a glass dome above it and people can walk over it. This is to remind the politicians that government should be transparent, and the people are always above them.
pYMbG TIL about the variability hypothesis, the hypothesis that human males generally display greater variability in traits than human females do. Sex-differences in variability have been observed in many abilities and traits – including physical, psychological and genetic ones.
ZArD TIL 5000 years ago the Chinese created nail polish and used it to symbolize wealth and power among the elite. It was forbidden among the general population. Reports exist of commoners sentenced to die for wearing it.