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TIL Tony Hawk’s son is married to Kurt Cobain’s daughter

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9wP06 TIL that, by one definition, Canada did not become politically independent of Great Britain until 1931. Because it was a gradual process, it is quite difficult to identify a single date of Canadian independence.
wLokW TIL when most species of marine mammals are asleep, there is always one hemisphere of their brain that is awake. This allows dolphins, for example, to swim and surface to breathe when they are sleeping. They enjoy the benefits of sleep but still perform many of the same processes done when awake.
awmb TIL that using “Biquadric Finger Counting” you can count to 12 on one hand and 144 on both.
gMGmA TIL Jerry Seinfeld had a small recurring role in the sitcom 'Benson' playing Frankie, a mail-delivery boy w/ comedy routines no one wanted to hear. Seinfeld was abruptly fired from the show due to creative differences. He was not told, showed up for a read-through, finding no script for him.
EgONo TIL - In many native American societies, hierarchies were eschewed and persuasion was employed to decide public policy. Rational oratory was a highly valued skill and Kondiaronk's were reputed to be second to none. His skills won him tours of the salons of Paris.