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TIL that making memes in Australia is illegal.

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KnXJ TIL Canadian Athlete and amputee, Terry Fox, stricken with cancer, ran across Canada to raise awareness for Cancer research. He ran an astounding 5,373 kilometres (3,339 miles) before having to stop due to his ailments.
jNJBX TIL that between the 1940s and 1970s several Ivy League schools, including Harvard and Yale, took mandatory nude photographs of all freshman students
VnW0 TIL that Saddam Hussein wrote four novels before the Iraq War under the pen name, “He Who Wrote It.”
NVE6 TIL the largest man made objects are the submarine communication cables that stretch over 8,000 km from San Francisco to New Zealand
M7Pwa TIL: After Hurricane Katrina, the first strip reopened after only 3 weeks to entertain first responders and waved the cover charge. The manager said reopening was a public service. Drinks were $3 and a lap dance was $1.