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TIL that as of 2009, each Canadian citizen pays $1.53 each year to support the British monarchy.

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WEXo TIL that the two ethnic groups, the Hutus and the Tutsis, in the Rwandan Genocide were designated by European colonists somewhat arbitrarily. A Hutu could become a Tutsi by acquiring ten cows.
XAPQ TIL that tree frogs freeze in the winter and come back to life in the spring
brep TIL There are still 5 people alive who are born in the 1800s, and they are all women.
8eBJb TIL that Dolphins use coral as medicine. Researchers observe that dolphins in a pod in the Red Sea regularly rub against certain corals and sponges, perhaps to sooth their skin by prompting the invertebrates to release mucus that contains antimicrobial compounds.
VBlXZ TIL that one ton of iPhones has 300 times the amount of gold as a ton of gold ore.