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TIL that it is illegal for certain Canadians and all Canadian companies to comply with US sanctions against Cuba

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DQaer TIL about the Office of Price Administration (OPA) created during WW2 in the US to control prices and protect consumers against profiteering.
DNNr TIL the first drink referred to as a “cocktail” was what is now known as an Old Fashioned. It was the original cocktail.
kJLjd TIL That prior to beginning his career as a singer, Julio Iglesias found his first calling as a goalkeeper for Real Madrid. After an accident derailed his career, he went on to become an attorney, before leaving the practice of law to become the highest selling Spanish language artist of all time.
Ea5X TIL: The U.S. actually imports more oil from Canada than all of the Middle Eastern countries combined. Canada alone accounts for 40% of all U.S. oil imports
49R6 TIL that telling “scary ghost stories” on Christmas eve is an all but lost Victorian tradition