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TIL All gambling in Finland is controlled by the government, and all of the profits go to charity

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xVMg0 TIL New Zealand gave a volcano the same legal rights as a living person in the same way America does with corporations.
wLXYE TIL that over 50 gangs have members within the US military. The gang members use their time in the armed forces to gain weapon/combat skills. They also seek to expand their territory and traffic drugs.
N7AeJ TIL it's politically complicated to officially name a pathogen or disease
9DE6 TIL In 1944 the British submitted a full plan to kill Hitler during one of his routine, solitary walks. It was never carried out because he was such a poor strategist, they realised his replacement would do a better job of defending from the Allies.
PYZ7L TIL about the Tarpeian Rock in Rome. In ancient times Romans threw traitors and murderers off this rock, named after the mythological first traitor to be flung from it: the Vestal Virgin Tarpeia.