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TIL that in 2009 Israel tried to create private prisons but their Supreme court ruled against it, saying they were a violation of basic human rights.

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p8OyN TIL Mussolini called Hitler's Mein Kampf "a boring tome that I have never been able to read" and said Hitler's views were "little more than commonplace clichés"
MeG0W TIL Penguin poop will change Antarctica's ecosystem. Their nutrient rich poop can one day support plant and animals which currently can't survive in Antarctica.
69G6w TIL the 700 3rd class passengers on the titanic all had to share two bathtubs. One for men and one for women
Z86Xp TIL that Ho Chi Minh, before becoming the first president of Vietnam, spent years travelling the world. He once worked as a cook in a hotel in Boston
a5Jo TIL that in 2007 Paul Boyd, an animator for cartoon series Ed Edd ‘n’ Eddy, was shot dead in public by police after suffering a breakdown from his bipolar disorder