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TIL that 73.9% of North Americans are overweight

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OoW76 TIL about the Expulsion of the Acadians, the forced removal by the British of the Acadian people who refused to sign an unconditional oath of allegiance to Britain during the French and Indian War. Many settled in Louisiana. The French word "Acadien" evolved and was anglicized as the word "Cajun".
ANgpd TIL about Scottish guitarist Bert Jansch whose uncredited work influenced Paul Simon, Jimmy Page, and Neil Young. A true folk vagabond, Jansch didn’t even own a guitar in his early career, only playing venues that were willing to lend him one.