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TIL that Scotland's national animal is the unicorn

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0L0R TIL due to ancient interactions between the Celts and the Vikings, an Atlantic Canadian dialect includes inhaling sharply to say “yes”.
5YKyD TIL of Lee Ellis, a Canadian man who evaded police to give water/food to pets left behind during the May 3, 2016 wildfire evacuation in Fort McMurray, Alberta. He and his buddy managed to help dozens of pets before getting forced to evacuate by police.
kOjBe TIL that the saying, " It takes 10,000 hours to be an expert" only applies for ultra-competitive expertise. In reality, you can learn and be pretty good at anything within 20 hours.
56Nn TIL in 1867 after Union soldiers set fire to Columbia, SC, the New York Fire Dep. raised money for a hose carriage; Colombia promised to return the favor whenever New York needed it. Shortly after 9/11, Colombia Fire Dep. followed up and raised money for a new fire truck for the NYPD.
E1AQo TIL that Stalin, historic leader of the USSR, was a pen-name meaning "man of steel". His real name was Ioseb Besarionis dzе Jughashvili.