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TIL there was a French-Canadian version of "Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?"

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W7R9d TIL of the Ngatik massacre, where almost the entire male population of an island was murdered for Tortoise shells and left a massive linguistic mark in the region.
VMrxG TIL that in China, Korea, Russia and Mexico, Belgium, Germany and Austria escaping from prison is not illegal.
R7BN8 TIL that there is a type of wild dog that does not breed with other dogs. It has sharp claws, climbs trees, hunts cobras, and is 36,000 years old.
W7eo TIL As late as the seventeenth nannies in Europe gave young boys hand jobs as an efficient way to put them to sleep
MeJXV TIL the strongest correlation with intelligence and personality traits is openness to experience. It is thought individuals with a high level of openness enjoy the experience of learning and prefer an intellectually stimulating environment.