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TIL every year, Halifax gives a giant christmas tree to the people of Boston in gratitude for Bostons help during Halifax explosion recovery

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Z4pR TIL There are no longer any Safeways, Walmarts, or chain grocery stores in the city of Detroit
xVR6b TIL that Bretagne, the last living search and rescue dog who assisted after the 9/11 attacks, was saluted by firefighters as she was being taken into the vet's office to be euthanized due to kidney failure.
l7NKr TIL that TIL stands for "today i learned" and not "throwback in life"