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TIL Royal Bank of Canada, founded in 1864, is the overall leading Canadian brand and the most valuable banking brand in North America as of February 2019, with 17.4 billion U.S. dollars in brand value

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GorE TIL on Who Wants to be a Millionaire, the audience’s top responses are correct 91% of the time. Phone-a-friend answers are correct only 65% of the time.
l7oX7 TIL the two interpretations of Enumclaw, Washington is "The Home of Evil Spirits" or "The Thunder God" in Salish and other Native American languages.
v1YP7 TIL a bidet is considered a key green technology and uses significantly less water, electricity, and wood than a single roll of toilet paper
9w7Vp TIL some people don't have an "inner monologue"
PY1MG TIL the founder of the Alaskan Independence Party, which advocates Alaska's secession from the United States, was murdered in a botched plastic explosives sale and was buried in Dawson City, Yukon, reflecting his oft-stated wish not to be buried on American soil.