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TIL Scotland's national motto is essentially "F#ck around and find out."

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Y7OjB TIL associating Republicans with red and Democrats with blue wasn't widespread until 2000. Before then, presidential maps most commonly showed the opposite, which was changed to disassociate the Democratic Party from socialism.
ByBk TIL that all our issues with open internet/net neutrality and the lack of provider options comes from an FCC ruling on March 14th, 2002. The man who made that decision is now head of the cable industry trade group.
WP74 TIL The Citizens Commission on Human Rights, the top search result for reporting mental health abuses, is run by Scientology
aggZ TIL The Leaning Tower of Pisa is inclined by only 4 degrees.
MX0 TIL that Google has started a beta in Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Thailand and Uganda called ‘Google trader’ where locals can contact sellers of anything from chicken egg incubators to entire houses.