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TIL that in 1967 a referendum was held in Gibraltar asking citizens to decide whether to pass under Spanish sovereignty; 2 people out of 12,233 voted yes

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1aaRV TIL that under the Articles of Confederation, Canada was entitled to become a state and join the US. Any other former British colony would need the approval of at least nine states to become a state itself. (See Article XI)
GYwDQ TIL the Rotary Club is a specific humanitarian organization - not a club where people talk about their old fashioned phones
9YKVp TIL: the Defense Production Act of 1950 provides broad powers to the executive branch to mandate certain contacts with the private sector & otherwise control the civilian economy in order to ensure the production & supply of key goods in times of national defense.
e0jBD TIL Palmerston island is one of the most isolated communities in the world, it is visited by a supply ship only twice a year and most of its inhabitants (about 70) are descended from one person who arrived there 150 years ago
oBpNr TIL that the pepper spray used by law enforcement agencies has some of the highest ratings (2M - 4.5M SHUs)on the Scoville Scale -- the measurement of the pungency (spiciness or "heat"). The rank alongside/higher than some of the hottest Capsicum chili peppers on the planet.