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TIL Washington DC wasn't built on a swamp

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DQQJV TIL even though Canada is officially a bilingual country, it only has one province that is also officially bilingual: New Brunswick. About 35% of New Brunswickers are bilingual, second only to the province of Quebec.
Vw1k TIL Laws against child labour were introduced in Prussia to improve the health of army recruits.
gYA TIL that the mummy of Ramesses II (aka Ozymandias) was flown to Paris in 1974, and was issued a passport that listed his occupation as “King (deceased)”.
5LdD TIL the founder of ValueJet, whose company was shut down over fatal accidents, is now the CEO of Allegiant Air.
ddxQ TIL While serving as the POTUS in 2002, President Bush choked on a pretzel causing him to lose consciousness and hitting his head on the way down. The only reason he survived is because the pretzel dissolved allowing air to enter back into his lungs where he regained consciousness.