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TIL Most cheerleading apparel and equipment brands in the USA are owned by just one company, which also owns almost all of the regulatory bodies, and also runs the national competitions.

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p8g4p TIL that about 372 million people receive artificially-fluoridated water in about 24 countries, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Ireland, Malaysia, the U.S., and Vietnam. Fluoridation is rare in Europe, with 97–98% choosing not to fluoridated drinking water.
ZpJOv TIL the first thanksgiving was actually held in St. Augustine, Florida by Catholic missionaries - 55 years prior to the famed Plymouth thanksgiving
0dJX1 TIL Canada has shorter term mortgage contracts that have to be renewed when the contract expires. 5 year terms are most common.
X01oQ TIL That in 2009, Ryan Gosling released a Halloween album
OoawX TIL Melbourne gave some of its trees email addresses so residents could report problems. Instead, the trees received love letters.