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TIL that in 2009 Canada passed the “Apology Act”, establishing that apologizing to someone after an incident cannot be used in court against the person who apologized to establish their guilt or liability.

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Me1Z0 TIL that since the Queen of England has reigned for so long, 4/5 UK residents weren't alive when she ascended to the throne.
VL64 TIL that there are large numbers of abandoned highways in the US. They are typically left in place and known as lost highways.
9Llm TIL The US has 88.8 guns per 100 persons
7rK4O TIL the grammatical rule against ending a sentence with a proposition was first stated by John Dryden, recommended Shakespeare's works be rewritten to remove style impurities.
ne17B TIL that when Mt. Vesuvius erupted, Pompeii had a neighbor city called Herculaneum which suffered the same fate as Pompeii.