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TIL Brazil has 49 prisons with no guards, where a system of self-rule among inmates has proved a striking success. These prisons "are cheaper to run, have lower rates of recidivism, and are designed to benefit the wider community."

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Me5N0 TIL that Naspers, a South African company that "formed an integral part of the power structure which implemented and maintained apartheid", today has a 31% stake in Tencent, making it Tencent's largest shareholder
X0V0Q TIL That, in 1991, the Bryan Adams song "Everything I Do" (which had reached #1 worldwide) was declared to be not sufficiently Canadian by the regulatory body CRTC denying it more frequent airplay in Canada. This despite Adams being made a member of the Order of Canada in 1990.
vA8D TIL that the ignition on all Porsches is located on the left side of the wheel. This is because back when Porsche was primarily a racing team, the drive could save a fraction of a second by starting the car with his left hand, while simultaneously switching the car into gear with his right hand.
ovE TIL: There are female condoms, for potential rape victims, soon to hit American shelves that have a row of razor sharp barbs and can only be removed by a doctor.
KOKRG TIL that the Food & Drug Administration has long known the shelf life of some drugs can be extended, sometimes by years but continues to order pharmacies to trash expired drugs. In fact, the federal government has saved a fortune by doing this with their own emergency stock piles.