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TIL in Algeria, women make up 60% of judges and 70% of lawyers

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Y7jdP TIL about the Emos vs Punks wars in Mexico and that the Hare Krishnas de-escalated the conflict.
KALE TIL Prostitution isn’t and has never been illegal in Canada
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