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TIL that Taylor Swift has an impact on the Canadian economy

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GYeQJ TIL that there is an instrument that you play without touching: the theremin
Z8NJp TIL In 2004 an abandoned Japanese settlement was found hidden in the forests of British Columbia located around 12 miles northeast of Vancouver, Canada.
9v4m TIL Thomas Jefferson founded the University of Virginia because Virginia’s only other college at the time, College of William & Mary, was too religious and did not have enough science courses.
9D0B TIL the traditional black and white soccer ball was made by Adidas in the late 60’s so that the ball could be viewed more easily on black and white television.
8dM8 TIL Plane exhaust kills more people than plane crashes. Approximately 10,000 people are killed annually from toxic pollutants from aircraft compared to around 1,000 from crashes