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TIL the Wonder Bra was invented in Canada and was voted the fifth most important Canadian invention, higher than the pacemaker.

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MeDkb TIL about Juneteenth: an American holiday that commemorates the June 19, 1865 announcement of the emancipation of enslaved African Americans throughout the former Confederate States of America.
PwML TIL that Ronald Reagan signed an executive order prohibiting assassinations
YbWA TIL when his teammate died on the pitch due to cardiac arrest, Italian footballer Antonio Di Natale took financial responsibility of his disabled sister as his teammate was her only living relative left.
5YYk8 TIL In 1982, The Misfits were arrested in New Orleans on charges of grave robbing while looking for Marie Laveau's grave. They bailed themselves out of jail, skipped their court date, and went to play their next show in Florida.
MR8A TIL that Mark Twain was born on the day of the appearance of Halley’s Comet in 1835, and died on the day of its next appearance in 1910