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TIL Tim Horton's dropped the apostrophe from their name to dodge language laws in Quebec and keep a consistent sign across Canada

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16Qj8 TIL that Celine Dion represented Switzerland in the 1988 Eurovision Contest and won, even through she was a French-Canadian.
xVkdD TIL that the voice given for the A.I "Suit lady" aka "Karen" in Spider Man: Homecoming was none other than Jennifer Connelly who also happens to be the wife of Paul Bettany, the actor who voices J.A.R.V.I.S in the Iron Man films and later as Vision.
GARxN TIL in 1945 the captain of a US Destroyer refused an order to scuttle the damaged ship as there were children on board. He returned the ship safely to port and was awarded the Silver Star
KY6ew TIL that Australia has the Largest population of wild Camels.
b5OQ TIL that Somaliland, a unrecognized but self-declared state in Somalia, is relatively peaceful, holds democratic elections, and has a functioning government, unlike the rest of Somalia.