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TIL it wasn't until 1967 that the Australian government gave Australian Aboriginal people citizenship

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VXm TIL U.S. bridges and roads are being built by Chinese firms not American because it’s “faster and cheaper”.
j6pJX TIL the Skyline from Fast and Furious 4 was seized in 2009 by the US Border Force due to import and registration issues but was eventually released and exported to Germany.
MJwA TIL 988 million positions can be achieved in the first four moves from both sides in chess.
pQ8b TIL Sorcery is illegal in Saudi Arabia. They even have an official “Anti-Witchcraft Unit” tasked with apprehending sorcerers and reversing the detrimental effects of their spells
ANWRo TIL Marquis De Lafayette was a Frenchman who volunteered to join the American Revolution and the 19 y/o met 45 y/o George Washington.He then went back to France and the 42 y/o fought against the rise of 30 y/o Napoleon Bonaparte. The 62 y/o also may have briefly interacted with 17 y/o Robert E Lee