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TIL the first Monday of August is considered a holiday across Canada, but its name varies by province or municipality

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v1xL7 TIL that George Michael co-wrote 'Careless Whisper' with his Wham! bandmate Andrew Ridgeley when they were just aged 17.
JVW4 TIL Alexander the Great once asked Diogenes, a homeless Greek philosopher who lived in a barrel, if there was something he could do for him. Diogenes replied “yes, get out of my sun”. Alexander left saying, “If I wasn’t Alexander, I’d like to be Diogenes.”
QJK4M TIL that 60% of the geysers on Earth are in Yellowstone Park.
v1Nx7 TIL: The rock band Queen were fined by the British Musicians' Union and added to the United Nations cultural blacklist because they played in South Africa during the height of apartheid.
V9lQ TIL 93% of dog owners in the U.S. say their dog has made them a better person in at least one way, a study found.