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TIL that every Canadian citizen in Canada can vote, including convicts and persons diagnosed with mental illness, with one exception - the Chief Electoral Officer.

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KYJm9 TIL about Guy Gabaldon, the Pied Piper of Saipan. Of Mexican descent, having learned street Japanese as a child growing up in Los Angeles. During WW2 convinced over 1,000 Japanese to surrender during the battle of Saipan. Was awarded the Silver Star, later upgraded to the Navy Cross.
nepgr TIL that Deer antlers are actually a "controlled-form of bone cancer"
X0eNj TIL Amputees sometimes feel pain in their missing limbs after they are removed. This is known as phantom pain.
yQnev TIL The photograph "Rhein II" by Andreas Gursky was the most expensive photograph ever sold
jNrMX TIL Liechtenstein gives away free beer to anyone who shows up on their national holiday, Staatsfeiertag.