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TIL that in Libya under Gaddafi, electricity is free, all newlyweds receive $50,000 by the government to buy their first apartment, and if a Libyan is unable to find employment after graduation, the state would pay the average salary of the profession as if he is employed until employment is found.

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WkaR4 TIL that in 1935, a Congressman proposed an amendment that any declaration of war would need a national referendum. He said that "If the United States had such an anti-war provision in its Constitution, other countries would follow our example, and I believe wars would be brought to an end"
oBny7 TIL that in the original Little Mermaid novel, the mermaid’s legs constantly feel as if she is walking on sharp knives. The prince likes to watch her dance, which she does for him, despite excruciating pain. Then he marries someone else and the mermaid kills herself.
JdMV TIL That the Beats audio driver included with some laptops actually makes the sound worse than stock when you turn it off, to make the beats ‘enhancements’ sound better by comparison.
nxWG TIL that if you plant an apple seed, the resulting tree will not produce the same kinds of apples. In fact, they will taste significantly different and may be unsuitable for human consumption.
nWkXB TIL that the man who physically wrote the Constitution, Gouverneur Morris, died because of an infection of a wound that he sustained while using a piece of whale baleen as a catheter in an attempt to clear a blockage in his urinary tract.