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TIL there is an archipelago just off the coast of Canada that is a French overseas territory. Its inhabitants are French and EU citizens.

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1aVOV TIL of the "the loneliest whale in the world," who roams the seas without a pack, crying out a 52-hertz mating call too high for other whales to hear. Except some scientists think other whales are actually just ignoring him: "all these whales can hear this guy...He's just odd."
PybV TIL of math prodigy George Green, who operated a windmill for 20 years. Almost completely self-taught, he could not attend university until almost 40 years old. Green nonetheless graduated from Cambridge as one of the top math students; Einstein later said that he was 20 years ahead of his time.
D1RVp TIL Freddie Mercury passed away in November 1991. On the following Christmas Day, Elton John received a package. When he opened it, he found a painting by Henry Scott Tuke, his favorite painter. There was also a note from Freddie wishing him a Happy Christmas. The gift made John cry like a child
7ygP TIL humans are the only mammal species that have completely lost their penis bone
J5yk TIL in 1962 Pres. Kennedy invited 49 Nobel Laureates for dinner at the White House. Kennedy remarked, “I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered at the White House, with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone.”