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TIL that Canadian wheat flour from Manitoba is prized in Italy, and is preferred for Neapolitan Pizza.

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PYB8Z TIL that the chevy suburban started back in the 30s as a station wagon being fitted to commercial frames called the Suburban Caryall, it was adopted for use during WWII by the US Armed Forces. This makes the Chevy Suburban the longest running nameplate with 85+years of consistent manufacturing.
oBXKY TIL that though it has “Australian” in the name, and they commonly go by “Aussies” for short, the dog breed Australian Shepards are completely American.
x6Mx5 TIL Virologists generally believe that viruses are a form of life, but developed independently from cell-based life multiple times. To classify them, virologists use a modified taxonomical hierarchy with a rank called Realm above Kingdom to denote an instance of independently developed life.
wPpo TIL in the book ‘Stuart Little’, Stuart was born from his human mother as a mouse, rather than adopted, as the movie adaptation depicted.
4XBXa TIL japanese students tend to bring along a KitKat to an exam as it's pronounced Kitto Katsu in Japanese which means certainly win