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TIL In 2002 George Harrison knocked Aaliyah off the top spot in the UK singles chart, the first time that one deceased artist had replaced another at number one.

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ZEkB TIL that there is a small town outside Fort Worth, TX named White Settlement. In 2005, a record number of voters turned out to oppose changing the name to something less racist-sounding and then proceeded to call for the mayor’s resignation for even proposing the change.
kP7W TIL a large portion of Asians can metabolize alcohol 10x faster due to a hyperactive enzyme, but most cannot metabolize the byproduct of enzyme, leaving flush reactions
vGQj TIL you can be denied immigration to Canada if you have a health condition that may “cause excessive demands on health or social services”.
JYNb4 TIL that Robert A. Heinlein is credited with popularizing the phrase "pay it forward."
l9Ar TIL That the Dominican Republic, led by dictator Rafael Trujillo, offered to accept between 50,000 and 100,000 Jewish refugees in 1938. Only 645 made it and upon arrival, every new Jewish settler was given 80 acres of land, 10 cows, a mule and a horse.