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TIL that the Australian Senate is comprised of elected members who actively take part in legislation, whereas in other countries that use the Westminster system, e.g. the U.K. and Canada, the upper house of government is appointed and mostly just reviews bills that the lower house sends their way.

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9YDED TIL that the best spot in New York City to watch women's skirts being whipped around was the windy area around the Flatiron Building. In fact, policemen would occasionally have to shoo away these perpetual watches, and the expression '23 Skidoo' was said to have been born on this windswept corner.
OoogY TIL Shirley Temple, the infamous child star from the 1930s, was heavily involved in politics. She was a United Nations delegate, and also a United States ambassador to several countries.
X7Q8 TIL Benjamin Franklin did heroin
6EAZZ TIL that the term "Third World" does not refer to poor countries, but rather countries that did not align with either the West (the "First World") or the Soviet Union (the "Second World") during the Cold War. This includes wealthy nations like Switzerland.
OmNL TIL that in Cuba a person can get more jail time for killing a cow (10 years in prison) than killing a human and that eaters of illegal beef can get three months to one year in prison