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TIL that there is only one civilian in Canada with a concealed carry permit. The class of license that allows concealed carry for self-defense is only granted in exceptionally rare circumstances

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oBeRK TIL that there are 150+ bison living on a small island off the coast of California. They’ve been there since a film crew imported 14 bison for a movie shoot in 1924, then left them behind when the shoot was complete.
lGkr Today I learned Amazon remotely deleted copies of George Orwell’s dystopian novel, 1984, that were distributed through the Kindle store in 2009. This chilling example of potentially malicious behavior would have never been possible without DRM.
7GrO TIL that in the 1950s a Texas white man went through extensive physical changes to become a black man and travel for six weeks on greyhound buses. After publishing his experiences, he was forced to move to Mexico for several years.
GYBe4 TIL before his murder, James Fannin made three requests: he asked for his personal possessions to be sent to his family, to be shot in his heart and not his face, and to be given a Christian burial. The Mexican soldiers took his belongings, shot him in the face, and burned Fannin's body.
ADOMw TIL that English king Charles I believed black cats to bring good luck, so he adopted one. On the day it had died, he lamented that his good luck was gone. The next day, he was arrested for high treason and was later executed.