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TIL that most Canadians live south of Seattle

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5X8P TIL the plural of “sphinx” is “sphinges”
nWQo TIL an Australian farmer protested government-imposed wheat quotas by ceding from Australia and creating his own country. This was 40 years ago. The country still exists, and he’s the king.
9aLM TIL the difference between a biotechnology company and a pharmaceutical company – both produce medicines, but a biotech’s medicines have a biological basis, and a pharmaceutical’s medicines have a chemical basis.
6D8m TIL “Weird Al” Yankovic wrote an original song called “Dare to Be Stupid” in the style of DEVO. Devo’s Mark Mothersbaugh: “I was in shock. It was the most beautiful thing I had ever heard. He sort of re-sculpted that song into something else and… I hate him for it, basically.”
4XjPX TIL Contrary to the popular joke, France is actually the most successful military power in history.