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TIL The state of Texas has its own national guard, including a navy, a marines, an army, and an air militia with a fleet of F-16s

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Gbr1 TIL of Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a Somali-born woman who was a victim of genital mutilation and married off to her cousin. She escaped and sought asylum in the Netherlands, eventually being elected to Dutch parliament. She is now an activist for women’s rights and opposes honor violence and child marriage.
9QPB TIL There is a “prophecy” written in 1595 that predicts the future popes. The next pope corresponds with the last one on the list.
xme7 TIL taking magic mushrooms, just once ,can permanently change a person’s personality, even as an adult.
KmmJ TIL the 5,300-year-old mummified man found in the Alps had 61 tattoos.
rDJ4 TIL of the ‘Banana Massacre’ of 1928 where up to 3000 striking workers were murdered for United Fruit Company (Chiquita).