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TIL Canada was so nice to their POW’s during World War 2 that almost 20% of them requested to stay after the war.

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XEjbj TIL that horses hide pain very well, almost too well, due to their nature as range prey that historically wouldn't show weakness to their predators
5YlE9 TIL that though his music career famously sank, Vanilla Ice has kept himself afloat nicely with his home improvment “The Vanilla Ice Project,” with an estimated net worth of $18 million
oR41Y TIL that the default keyboard layout for French is AZERTY instead of QWERTY
rRJd0 TIL Monowi already has one claim to fame – it’s officially the smallest town in America. It has just one resident – 80something Elsie Eiler, who acts as the mayor, librarian, town clerk, and bartender.
kpo1 TIL the United States military is testing - a laser cannon that can be directed by an Xbox controller, an electromagnetic rail gun that can be placed on future tanks, and a ‘smart’ sniper rifle that can measure variables like wind conditions.