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TIL 8% of Canadians have had sex in a canoe.

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E6NV TIL that in 2007, a teenager was arrested after sending an email describing his arsenal of weapons and desire to “kill in the name of our unholy lord Satan” to Peter Gilmore, high priest of the Church of Satan, whom then alerted the FBI.
69w0w TIL The Amazon River was named by Spanish explorer Francisco De Orellana after his 16th-century expedition was attacked by warriors led by women, whom he likened to the Amazons of Greek myth. The word "Amazon" itself may derive from an ancient Iranian term for "warrior."
mx6aO TIL In 2009 while filming BTS footage for Parks and Rec, Chris Pratt made an improvised joke about receiving a text Steven Spielberg and getting back to him about "Jurassic Park 4". 4 Years later he got the starring role.
oyxr TIL Frank Sinatra did not serve in World War II because he was classified 4-F, but also that doctors believed that he was “neurotic” and “not acceptable material from a psychiatric standpoint”.
e0Dlk TIL the film 'Happy Feet' originally had a large subplot regarding extraterrestrial space aliens - this wasn't cut until the final year of production