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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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5V9DR TIL that silver fulminate is a high explosive that’s so sensitive, it can be detonated by a falling feather. Larger quantities of it self-detonate under its own weight. Its main use is in children’s novelties like bang snaps.
Ww7L TIL on Google News you can search and read old print newspapers, going as far back as 1752
XEvnE TIL that yoghurt only became popular in the UK in the 1960s.