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TIL that there is a movement advocating for the states to use their rights in Article V of the constitution to call upon a convention of states. These conventions can effectively amend the constitution without any congressional and federal approval.

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yVoYV TIL Human eggs choose the sperm that fertilizes it, not the other way around
Z8ZD TIL Bush’s African Aids program spends 2/3 of the money on abstinence only programs, will only give condoms to “high risk” groups, won’t support clean needles and while saving lives it could have saved millions more.
raNM TIL that the shabby coat worn by The Great and Powerful Oz in The Wizard of Oz was found in a thrift store and later discovered to have belonged to L Frank Baum, author of the original Oz book.
QNKN6 TIL World War Z author Max Brooks balances dual fellowships at the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security and the Modern War Institute at West Point
oRR5r TIL that Disney doesn't own the copyright to their theme tune, "When You Wish Upon a Star" from 1940's Pinocchio. The rights to that song, as well as several other Disney songs, were sold in 1933 to a music publisher because Disney "had no means of commercially exploiting" them at the time.