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TIL Queen Victoria chose Ottawa to be Canada's capital

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lyP1 TIL that Belgium produces an amazing 220,000 tons of chocolate per year, and that the Brussels International Airport is one of the world’s largest selling points of chocolate.
vm4R TIL a German man has been travelling around the world non-stop on a bike for over 50 years.
8eMkX TIL of the Corsican Conflict a currently ongoing war over Corsican independence that started in 1977 and has killed over 150 people
6EJE8 TIL about the "Mariko Aoki effect", which is when people have an urge to poop caused by visiting a bookstore
KOG1J TIL that the Navajo Nation Indian reservation has its own elected president. The office was created in 1991 with the current president being Jonathan Nez.