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TIL that Canadian Thanksgiving predates American Thanksgiving by 43 years

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KOkNE TIL : The Padmanabhaswamy temple is a Hindu temple located in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala in India.The temple has been a subject of enormous media coverage since it was revealed that the temple had huge amount of wealth hidden in it's undeground vaults.
kO0RB TIL it took Pixar almost 3 years of research to perfect Merida’s curly hair for their 2012 film Brave. They spent two months working on a scene where Merida removes her hood and the full volume of her hair is finally revealed.
MWWB TIL That Robert De Niro was so dedicated that he gained 30 pounds for Raging Bull, lived in Sicily for Godfather II, ground his teeth for Cape Fear, became a cab driver for Taxi Driver and learnt to play the saxophone for New York, New York
woAn7 TIL that the original SPAM product name is a portmanteau for ‘Spiced ham’
9Oy7 TIL that obese drivers are 78% more likely to die in a car crash.