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TIL that American football was invented in Canada

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D9ge TIL a cat named Limberbutt McCubbins is running for president with the slogan, “The Time is Meow.”
4EbN TIL after two thirds of its employees died on 9/11, Cantor Fitzgerald started a relief fund where 100% of every dollar donated goes to victims of disasters, raising $180 million so far. Each year on 9/11, the fund donates 100% of the day’s revenue to charity, raising $89 million since the tragedy.
Br4Jd TIL About a cafe full of manji or swastikas
8eVka TIL about state-dependent memory: some memories only pop back when you’re in the same mental state
VMDyQ TIL of the HMS Cockchafer, a British gunboat involved in the Wanhsien Incident. Chinese soldiers tried to seize British merchant ships as compensation for a boat accidentally sunk by a British ship and the Cockchafer intervened; the Cockchafer killed over 1000 Chinese and destroyed 1000 buildings.