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TIL that the United States invaded Canada in 1812. Former President Thomas Jefferson predicted that the "acquisition of Canada (..) will be a mere matter of marching", however, it went terribly, after a few months the entire Michigan territory had fallen.

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BrwXe TIL on April 18, 1930 the BBC made an announcement at the beginning of its daily radio program that there was no news. For the rest of the 15-minute time slot, the station played only piano music and it became known in history as The Day Without News’
Yb07 TIL that it is possible to sail in a straight line from Pakistan to the east coast of Russia without ever hitting a land mass or changing directions, nearly 20,000 miles.
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