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TIL The Government of Canada's toll-free telephone number is 1 800 O-Canada

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PYoEe TIL that the story of the Chernobyl power plant didn’t end with the tragedy of 1986. There was actually a second fire that broke out on Reactor 2 in 1991, and it wasn’t until 2000 that the last operating reactor was fully shut down.
lRGB TIL there is an area in China with so many Africans that it has the nickname Chocolate City
DBYv TIL Jimi Hendrix once was the opening act for the Monkees. After being drowned out by the crowd chanting ‘We want Daaavy,'Jimi gave them the middle finger, and left the tour after only 7 shows.
1ZDr TIL A swimmer in the 2000 Olympics had taken up swimming only eight months earlier and had practiced in a 20m(66ft) pool at a hotel. Before the Olympics he had never even seen a 50m(160ft) swimming pool. He won his heat and today he’s the coach of the Equatorial Guinea swimming squad.
16lNW TIL International Women's day is mostly an Eastern Bloc/Asian holiday officially, with only a few western countries going out to celebrate it in an official manner.