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TIL that the Canadian flag was created because Egypt rejected Canada as a peacekeeping country.

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b9WRQ TIL that the Brazilian megacity of São Paulo is not only the largest Portuguese-speaking city in the world but also has a larger Italian population than any city in Italy and boasts the biggest Japanese population of any city outside of Japan.
ne6Wr TIL that the the music underneath the “Brian Islam and Brucie” cartoon in the Monty Python skit “The Refreshment Room at Bletchley” (episode 9) is “Banjoreno,” by the Dixieland Jug Blowers, and it is on YouTube and Apple Music
9wD0r TIL Cockroach farming in China is a growing industry, with millions of insects raised for food, animal feed, and pharmaceuticals.
0wYDN TIL that “California here I come” is officially public domain.
Zj8o TIL that there are six Islamic countries where a judge can sentence you to be stoned to death.