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TIL that there was an Aunt Jemima pancake restaurant at Disneyland from its open in 1955 until 1967.

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WkPeo TIL when French was declared the official language of Quebec, the beloved Montreal deli, Schwartz's, was specifically allowed to retain the apostrophe in its name despite no such grammar mark being used in French to show possession. The deli, founded in 1928, is now partly owned by Celine Dion.
aXPA TIL the Catholic Church is the third largest landholder globally
x6y8b TIL January 1, 1983 is considered the official birthday of the Internet. Prior to this, the various computer networks did not have a standard way to communicate with each other. A new communications protocol was established called Transfer Control Protocol/Internetwork Protocol (TCP/IP).
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epNeL TIL the 2004 "Thailand tsunami" killed an estimated 227,898 people, including 170,000 people in Indonesia