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TIL that the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) receives approximately $1.2 billion annually from the federal government, funded by Canadian taxpayers. This accounts for about 70% of its total budget.

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WkVXN TIL that until 1930, Brazil was actually called The "United States of Brazil". That means that until relatively recently, there was a USA and a USB in the American continent, one North one South.
oBJ7R TIL that egg rolls are an American invention, but spring rolls are authentically Chinese.
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