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TIL that Canada is the only non-European member of the European Space Agency.

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J9e4 TIL there are 17 different phases of ice which are created under various temperatures and pressures.
mxwMM TIL the woman in the 'woman yelling at the cat' meme was actually arguing with a group of people who were accusing her of making up her husband's abuse, who almost blinded her
lrKa TIL before blood glucose tests were available, doctors would taste the urine of their patients to diagnose Diabetes. A sweet taste meant the patient was diabetic.
9Ed6 TIL Tagalog is the fifth most spoken language in the united states, ranking higher than Vietnamese, Korean, German, Arabic and Russian.
6EwlZ TIL: Although likely not contemporaneous with Jesus Christ, scientists cannot explain how the image was put on the Shroud of Turin