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TIL of the Mani pulite, a 1990s Italian corruption scandal that implicated over half the parliament and members of over 400 city and town councils.

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ek46 TIL Puerto Ricans were granted US citizenship against unanimous opposition: the local govt said it was a ploy to conscript Puerto Ricans for WWI. If Puerto Rico became a state today, it would have a higher population than 22 existing states.
R6pl TIL Roger Taylor was so fond of his song “I’m in Love with My Car” that he urged Freddie Mercury to allow it to be the B-side to “Bohemian Rhapsody”, to the point where he locked himself in a cupboard until Mercury agreed. The song ended up generating equal royalties just because it was the B-side.
PAkZ TIL that the oldest city in the United States is San Juan, Puerto Rico
D1EkP TIL that if calcium crystals form in your inner ear canal, resulting in benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (dizziness when you move), you can easily cure it by moving your head about like you're one of those maze ball toys.
lxMN TIL when you have those “how’d I get here” moments when driving, it’s the basal ganglia that has taken control. A very primal part of the brain that controls voluntary but barely conscious actions.