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TIL Helly Juell Hansen was a Norwegian captain that first produced clothes in 1877 to protect his crew against the harsh Nordic weather. His revolutionary new product infused linseed oil into cotton fabric. 141 years later, in 2018 the company was sold to Canadian Tire for $985 million.

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Xrdr TIL Sir Richard Branson’s only attempt as a music producer was a novelty record called “Baa, Baa, Black Sheep” that consisted of sheep baa-ing over a drum machine track. It reached #42 on the UK charts in 1982.
DQOEe TIL that Taylor Swift has an impact on the Canadian economy
LpJV TIL that in the 1970’s Family Feud host Tony Barber accidentally asked a male contestant if he had a boyfriend. To save face he re-asked the question this time asking if he had a girlfriend. The male contestant said “No…I’m gay”, leading to a roar of laughter and applause
OG6Oe TIL The black doomsday ship in the James Bond film, Tomorrow Never Dies (1997,) was an actual piece of top-secret hardware built for DARPA and the US Navy by Lockheed. Sea Shadow (IX-529)
jKaj TIL Avocados haven’t evolved in over a million years even though its original eaters are long extinct