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TIL Ottawa, Canada has a panhandlers union

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MndK TIL that, due to California banning civilian ownership of .50 BMG rifles, Barret will not sell or service to any of California’s law enforcement agencies.
e0xEb TIL "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" was written in 1979 by Robert Hazard. It was written from a male's perspective. In 1983, Cyndi Lauper recorded a version of the song, ironically turning a misogynistic song into one of the most well-known feminist anthems.
oRWnr TIL The sound of running water puts Beavers in the mood to build. If a speaker reproduces sound of running water, a beaver will build a dam over it. Even if it's on concrete with no visible water.
wKM7 TIL that Quentin Tarantino never knew his father, but his father latched on to Quentin’s fame in order to become an actor.
gBd9 TIL that the allies tricked the German postal service into inadvertently delivering anti-Nazi propaganda by airdropping bags of mail near bombed mail trains.