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TIL actor Dave Foley can’t return to Canada withoutt going to jail because he owes 600,000 and is “ literally obligated to give away 400% of my income, or otherwise go to jail.”

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R5rp1 TIL almost 70% of Brazilians working force, earn less than US$ 555,00 a month for 44 hours weekly.
oBLAo TIL Speculoos are spiced gingerbread shortcrust cookies that are traditionally made and eaten on St. Nicholas Day and throughout the Christmas holiday season. They’re traditionally embossed with designs using wooden molds, special rolling pins, or cookie stamps.
N7RQ8 TIL about the jabuticaba tree, the Brazilian grape tree, it is unusual as the berries grow directly on the trunk. They are so popular in some Brazilian states the sidewalk is actually stained purple from their discarded skins of the fruit.
PYVJn TIL that Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev is a Grammy Award winner
5Vwa9 TIL that a BMI of 23 for a South Asian is equivalent to 30 (obese) in a White European for risk of diabetes.