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TIL that when the Canadian government proposed a warrantless wiretap bill, Canadians protested by inundating the Public Safety Minister with grocery lists, and mundane details of their day... The Bill was rejected.

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QNEPa TIL of the Wild Atlantic Way, a tourist trail running down the west side of Ireland. The trail runs for 2,500km, including Ireland's most northerly and southerly points (Malin Head and Mizen Head).
pKJb TIL Detroit once had a tourist attraction more popular than the Statue of Liberty. The Ford Rotunda was built for the 1934 World’s Fair and was the fifth most visited site in the U.S. before burning to the ground in 1962
BrpQe TIL that Queen Victoria was addicted to cocaine infused chewing gum. She was even believed to have shared some with a young Winston Churchill.
Eg0p TIL the F4 Phantom II was called “World’s Leading Distributor of MiG Parts” because it destroyed so many MiG fighters
XEdZ6 TIL That there is a distinct variety of mosquito that's evolved to live in the London Underground - unlike its above-ground counterpart, it doesn't hibernate and feeds mostly on human blood, rather than bird