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TIL Canada was almost invaded in 1873 by an army of angry Minnesotans

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DmxJ TIL the first broadcast presidential debate in the US was the Republican candidates’ debate in 1948. There was only one question, and each candidate had 20 minutes to answer it, then 8 ½ minutes each to rebut the other’s.
JYkXV TIL That falcons are closer related to parrots and songbirds than to other raptors like eagles
QN0y9 TIL Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, one of the most widely known spiritual and philosophical classic books by the Roman emperor, was not intended to be a book but a personal diary, which was carried out from AD 171 to the present day.
NX0re TIL Eminem owns a modestly sized recording studio in Ferndale, Michigan named Effigy, where a majority of his music since 2007 has been recorded.
p8rme TIL that there are dogs who are trained to sniff out electronic devices such as HDD, thumb drives and phones, used often in child porn cases.