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TIL The Netherlands has been closing prisons due to a significantly low prison population, which is a result of decreasing crime rates, shorter sentences, and a focus on rehabilitation. Around 19 prisons have been shut down since 2009

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TIL The Netherlands has been closing prisons due to a significantly low prison population, which is a result of decreasing crime rates, shorter sentences, and a focus on rehabilitation. Around 19 prisons have been shut down since 2009

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TIL that McDonald’s McRib is not made from ribs. It is entirely made from pork shoulder. The boneless seasoned pork is formed to look like a mini rack of ribs, even though it does not contain rib meat.

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TIL that the Nuremberg Charter’s definition of “crimes against humanity”, which was used in the Nuremberg Trials, includes only acts committed during a war of aggression. This was partly because the US was concerned that Jim Crow segregation would otherwise be considered a crime against humanity

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TIL that the A10 Thunderbolt is designed to remain airworthy even if missing an engine, half of the tail, only one elevator, and missing half of a wing. If the double redundant hydraulic system fails, the flight controls can be operated manually.

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