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TIL that in 1969 the mayor of Montreal announced that the Canadiens’ championship parade would go the “usual” route, truly showcasing the dominance of their dynasty.

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oWYr TIL Frank Shuman was an American inventor, engineer & solar energy pioneer noted for his work on solar engines. He built the world’s first solar thermal power station in Maadi, Egypt in 1912. His plant managed to pump 6,000 gallons of water per minute from the Nile River into adjacent cotton fields.
69RrJ TIL that oxyzen is responsible for aging, When oxidation of oxyzen happens things called free radicals are produced. which in turn deteriotes cell with in and makes them age.
aJGy TIL Lots-o’-Huggin bear from Toy Story 3 was originally meant to appear in the first film but the technology needed to animate his fur did not yet exist.
M7XL0 TIL about "Ministerial Responsibility", something which exists in Westminster-style governments, whereby government ministers are expected to resign if waste, corruption or misbehavior has occurred in their part of the government.
epnpb TIL Rodney King died in 2012. He was found underwater at the bottom of his swimming pool. He died 28 years to the day after his father, Ronald King, was found dead in his bathtub in 1984.