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TIL that a person with a felony CAN still vote, though the process for voting reinstatement varies widely from state to state

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Awyg TIL that Major General Henry A. Barnum was shot through the side in the Civil War. Assumed dead, he was taken prisoner and survived. He kept the bullet tract open as a trophy by running a ramrod through the wound every day. He was later shot in two more battles, and survived them both.
xrJg TIL that the yiddish term farpotshket is used to describe something that is completely ruined as a result of someone trying to improve or fix it.
X0oek TIL of the Seoul peace market where in the 70’s workers were forced to take meth to work long shifts, and a young man named Jeon Tae-il self immolated to protest the working conditions there
W74wd TIL that Gabe Newell owns a marine research company, and now mostly lives at sea on his boats and submarines.
wLOY7 TIL that the government of Palau has required all tourists entering to sign a pledge stamped on their passport promising to be environmentally conscious and “tread lightly, act kindly, and explore mindfully.”