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TIL Canada used to operate aircraft carriers
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TIL that in 1939 Ernest Vincent Wright wrote and published a 50,000 word novel, 'Gadsby' which does not contain the letter 'e' . A warehouse containing most copies of the book burned down.
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TIL that in 101 BCE Rome defeating invading Germanic and Celtic tribes. Later, some of the defeated warriors were among the rebelling gladiators in the Third Servile War, led by Spartacus
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TIL the famous 'Pony Express' that was vital in sending mail from east to west during the wild 1800's was actually a failed venture that bled money and lasted only a mere 19 months.
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TIL there is an extinct genus of ape, Gigantopithecus blacki, which stood up to 9.8 feet tall, weighed as much as 1,190 pounds and have lived alongside modern humans for tens of thousands of years.
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TIL under Delaware state law a marriage can be annulled if either partner entered into the marriage as a dare.