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TIL that Hevisaurus is a Finnish heavy metal band for kids, with members performing in dinosaur costumes.

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JYbx4 TIL that while the upper quadrant of the Mississippi state flag matches the Confederate Battle Flag - the official legislation claims it is a reference to the original 13 colonies.
v1Mm7 The biggest lightning flash on record has been identified. More than twice the size of the previous record, it spanned 709 kilometres – about the distance from London to Geneva.
a8NOb TIL one of the reasons Target Canada failed was because some items wouldn't fit on the shelves properly. This was due to item dimensions being entered into their system in inches, rather than centimeters.
m1XkM TIL that the plastic garbage bag was invented by three Canadians in 1950
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