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TIL until December 2018, selling comic books that depicted crimes was deemed illegal in Canada

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oR4wR TIL that American Cheese was originally cheddar cheese, known as American or Yankee Cheddar and was being exported back to England by 1790. After James L. Kraft patented a method for manufacturing processed cheese in 1916, the term "American Cheese" was used to refer to Kraft's processed version.
vPwaD TIL that, excluding the Civil War, World War II had the highest percentage of U.S. military fatalities, with about 2.5% of the 16.1 million Americans who served losing their lives. This was followed closely by the Vietnam War, where approximately 2.16% of those who served died.
rNGNo TIL 45% of people only have two bones in their pinky toe
epeE4 TIL that the WWII Japanese military had a wildfire campaign targeted at the USA, launching some 9,000 fire balloons into the jet stream, with an estimated 11% reaching the U.S. between November 1944 and April 1945. In the end the balloon bombs caused a total of six fatalities.
bV9a TIL The word ‘jaguar’ is actually derived from the Native American word 'yaguar’ meaning “he who kills with one leap”