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TIL The Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from Public Libraries

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W7BLo TIL all Canadian First Nations people with at least 50% native ancestry cannot be denied entry to the US and automatically qualify for green cards
5YlBn TIL the owners of the Titanic demanded huge sums of money at the time to return the bodies of ship's crew to their grieving families.
oBWZW TIL that Caligula’s uncle survived the assassination of his nephew by hiding behind a curtain. As he was the last man of his family, he was declared emperor. Despite his lack of experience, he proved to be an able administrator. He had also survived past purges due to his infirmity.
PwOg TIL That until 1994, less than half of America approved of interracial marriage
9Y0M6 TIL Rapper 6ix9ine has had a $200,000 (£163,000) donation to a children's charity rejected. The No Kid Hungry campaign said it has a policy of rejecting funding from donors who do not fit with its values