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TIL prostitution is legal in Australia

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b6ob4 TIL about James Shields, an American Politician who has the distinction of being the only person in U.S. history to serve as a Senator for three different states; he represented Illinois from 1849 to 1855, Minnesota from 1858 to 1859, and Missouri in 1879.
X0mEk TIL: Maine still refers to 29 municipalities as “plantations”. They are between unincorporated areas and a town, size wise
OoYxL TIL Texas Ranger Frank Hamer (1884-1955) is credited with having killed between 53 and 70 people. Over his career he was shot 17 times, and left for dead 4 times. He is best know for his lead role in tracking down Bonie and Clyde.
QJQe6 TIL A university called 42 is free, doesn’t care about SAT scores and wants to educate 10,000 students within the next 5 years. When the French President visited the campus in Paris there were students sleeping on the floor in the hallway
4kRkJ TIL of serial killer Lonnie Franklin who murdered over 25 people and was nicknamed the Grim Sleeper, because of a 14 year interval in his crimes from 1988 to 2002.