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TIL that privacy debate suffers from a narrow understanding of the problem. The ways in which privacy invasions can cause harm to law-abiding individuals are often ignored, underestimated or even deliberately concealed, leading to the widespread (but misguided) “I have nothing to hide” attitude.

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W79yN TIL male kangaroos have two penises that sit below the balls, females have 3 vaginas, and in the process of trying to find out why/ how this works, I learned echidnas have 4 penises but only 2 can get hard at once (wtf even is nature!?)
MeVWa TIL Iceland's armed police force is called the "Viking Squad"
R7WJ4 TIL - Wayne Allwine, the voice of Mickey Mouse for 32 years, was married to Russi Taylor, the voice of Minnie Mouse.
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