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TIL the citizens of Nova Scotia, Canada gladly donate their largest Christmas tree to Boston every year as a token of their gratitude, since Boston was one of the first cities to help them after the big Halifax Explosion.

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M4Q0 TIL that The Wolf of Wall Street uses the word “fuck”, or its variations, 569 times. Given a running time of 180 minutes, this is 3.16 fucks per minute.
ejEJ TIL that techniques for cheaply mass-producing truffles have existed since 1808. However, due to a combination of factors, many of these techniques were lost, and despite modern attempts truffle production has never fully recovered.
9Y1oX TIL the first ever Police car was an electric wagon with a speed of 16 mph (26 km/h) and travel 30 mi (48 km) before its battery needed to be recharged
oRk8Y TIL When Michael Jackson bought the ATV catalogue in 1985 he not only acquired the rights to The Beatles songs but also the rights to Elvis, Bruce Springsteen, Rolling Stones, Cher and Little Richard's songs among many others from various artists.