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TIL that Canadian Thanksgiving predates American Thanksgiving by 43 years

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mZMP TIL that the only Japanese survivor of the Titanic was branded a coward in Japan for having dishonored himself by not going down with the ship.
9Gam TIL Kim Jong-chul, Kim Jong-un’s older brother, was spotted at two Eric Clapton concerts in London on successive days in 2015. He was also spotted at an Eric Clapton concert in Singapore in 2011.
e09VL TIL California has a larger economy ($2.75T GDP) than the UK ($2.62T GDP) despite California having a much smaller labour force of 19.3 million vs the UKs 33.8 million.
KOjvB TIL the most expensive marketing campaign ever done for a film was for Spider-Man: Far from Home
4rb5 TIL: Medal of Honor recipients receive a special pension of $1,259 per month.