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TIL the smallest prison in the world is Sark Prison Guernsey, which can hold a capacity of 2 prisoners.

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JOPV TIL in the 1930s a Major General of the US Marine Corps, and two-time Medal of Honor recipient wrote a book titled “War is a Racket” arguing that the US govt. and military resources were primarily used to further the interests of big Corporations profiteering from wars.
69L9J TIL the black spots seen on white fur worn by royalty are actually stoat tails.
mXWp TIL a city in Texas renamed itself to “DISH, Texas” in order to receive free Dish Satellite service for 10 years
OoME7 TIL in 1977 the mayor of Vulcan, WV requested foreign aid from the Soviet Union after two years of requests to the state about repairing the town's only bridge. Within an hour of a Russian journalist's arrival, the state agreed to help repair the bridge.