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TIL Canadians are required to do a math problem before claiming lottery winnings

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J1861 TIL that William Higinbotham, creator of the first video game (Tennis for two), also developed the ignition mechanism of the first atomic bomb.
a8vZ0 TIL the USA, Canada and Mexico each have one of the top three tallest mountains in North America, respectively.
GAYWg TIL of Jack Brabham, a former racing driver, who founded the Brabham racing team, winning the 1966 Formula 1 championship driving one of his own cars, the only time it has happened
kOJbW TIL: When FDR died, Eleanor Roosevelt told Harry Truman that the president was dead. When he asked there was anything he could do for her, she replied, “Is there anything we can do for you? For you are the one in trouble now.”
DQDKv TIL that Baker's Chocolate got the name from its co-founder, James Baker, and not because it is unsweetened chocolate for bakers.