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TIL that even though Canada did not participate in the Vietnam war, some Canadians volunteered to fight alongside the US. 134 of them lost their lives in the war.

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woyg8 TIL that serial killer Joseph Paul Franklin’s spree from 1977-1980 which would claim the lives of 21 people, was financed in part by blood bank donations.
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m1JGE TIL that creative loopholes are used to avoid import taxes on goods, a practice called tariff engineering. E.g. Ford imported vans to the US with backseats, windows, and seatbelts, removing them later to sell as cargo vans. However, it can later backfire, resulting in fines.