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TIL 10% of Florida's adult population are felons

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E17j0 TIL that "Hentai" is the second most popular search term on Pornhub (NSFW)
dDW68 TIL for more than 1000 miles of the Trans-Australian Railway there no natural water sources. When the line was first built in 1907 half of a trains load had to be water for the steam engines.
4kplw TIL the Portuguese Empire was the first and last European colonial empire. At the start of the empire, the Americas were not yet discovered. Upon its collapse, the series "Friends" was airing its 5th season.
6954Y TIL that the caste system is among the world's oldest forms of surviving social stratification.
D74P TIL The Supreme Court has ruled that proof of actual innocence, even proof based on DNA evidence, is not grounds for release from prison (Federal habeas corpus relief).