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TIL as of July 2022, Aboriginal Australians are now legally allowed to possess a can of beer without facing 6 months imprisonment

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woomY TIL about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911, wherein 146 garment workers died because of the factory owners’ decision to keep all exit doors locked to prevent theft and unauthorized breaks. The owners of the company survived and made roughly $400 per worker due to the insurance payout.
Wkn58 TIL that Marie Antoinette’s last words were, “Pardonnez-moi, monsieur.” She stepped on her executioner’s foot on her way to the guillotine.
5BMn TIL the US military once considered building a “gay bomb,” with an aphrodisiac chemical that would provoke widespread homosexual behavior among troops, causing what the military called a “distasteful but completely non-lethal” blow to morale.
MeKPb TIL Alexander Dumas (writer of the Three Muskateers)'s father was the first French black General and was the highest ranking black military officer in history for nearly 200 years.
4EEN TIL that human intelligence is a form of sexual ornamentation, like a Peacock’s feathers or a Deer’s antlers