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TIL that in New Zealand parliament, bills to be voted on are randomly drawn from a 30 year old "biscuit tin of democracy"

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QNykk TIL actor, poet and pro American football player Bernie Casey starred as widower Mike Harris in Harris and Company, the first weekly American TV drama series centered on a black family
MaOK TIL the first UK same-sex marriage in prison consist of two men who are in prison for homophobic motivated murders.
5YeeB TIL Andrew Carnegie gave away more than 90% of his wealth, with much of it going to found 2509 public libraries at an inflation-adjusted cost of more than $1.3 billion
gr8lL TIL about Bob. Bob is a racing pigeon that got lost on routine flight across the English Channel… and ended up in Alabama.
mx7xv TIL that the city of Toronto Canada is trying to save a 250 year old tree! That is older than Canada itself.