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TIL about the Sumela Monastery. Built nearly 4,000 feet up the side of a cliff, it was founded in the 300s. Destroyed and rebuilt several times, mostly during the Byzantine Era, it was emptied and abandoned in the 1920s. Taken over by the Turkish government it has been restored for tourism.

by whatilearned June 28, 2022, 3:06 pm

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TIL El Chapo’s wife Emma Coronel was sentenced to 3 years in prison for assisting her husband in his criminal enterprise. A minimum sentence of 10 years was originally planned. Government rumours assure her cooperation. Her life is now at risk, as the cartel does not forgive traitors or suspectes.

by whatilearned June 28, 2022, 12:05 pm

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If the government wants to consider unborn babies people that have rights, why can’t women claim them as a dependent on their taxes?

by QuestionGuy June 26, 2022, 3:39 am

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Mandatory term limits for all branches of government, ranked choice system for all elections, mandatory age cap for elected officials, annual performance reviews on elected officials, ending corporate lobbying of campaigns; how do average Americans go about getting such things done?

by QuestionGuy June 26, 2022, 2:59 am

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Republicans want small government

by cringeyjokesman June 25, 2022, 7:34 pm

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TIL that China has an international network of overseas societies, known as the United Front Workers Department (UFWD) who are able to mobilize for their government overseas. Example of this system in action in Canada from the start of the pandemic to procure PPE

by whatilearned June 22, 2022, 9:53 am

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TIL that in 1893 financier J.P. Morgan and the Rothschilds bailed out the U.S. Treasury with 3.5 million ounces of gold, saving it from default. Over 100 years later, Morgan’s bank was bailed out by the federal government during the 2008 financial crisis.

by whatilearned June 21, 2022, 2:34 pm

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TIL that before the Hoover Dam was built, there was a town where Lake Mead now is called St. Thomas. The entire town was purchased by the federal government and abandoned. However, the water level of the lake has fallen so much that parts of the town can be seen and explored.

by whatilearned June 20, 2022, 6:05 am

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TIL…Buzz Aldrin filed a government travel expense claim for his trip to the moon. He was reimbursed at the standard rates: $33.31.

by whatilearned June 18, 2022, 9:00 pm

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TIL France, saw its own constitutional crisis in 1958, when an attempted military coup was diverted only when the wartime leader Charles de Gaulle handed himself emergency powers to establish a unity government that satisfied both civilian and military leaders.

by whatilearned June 18, 2022, 7:20 pm

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TIL that from 1968 to the early 1990s, the BVD (intelligency agency of the Netherlands) created the “Marxist–Leninist Party of the Netherlands”, a a fake pro-China communist party in set up to develop contacts with the Chinese government for espionage purposes. The fake party even had newspapers.

by whatilearned June 18, 2022, 2:32 am

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What is the worst political decision your government has ever made?

by QuestionGuy June 17, 2022, 9:32 pm

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