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

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awEa0 TIL 1910 was the Argentinian Centennial. Countries from around the world sent gifts to Argentina. Most of these gifts were Argentinian-centric. The gift from the United States was American-centric and had nothing to do with Argentina. It was a statute of George Washington.
b94j4 TIL that keyboards were laid out so that the most common letters were the furthest apart in order to slow down typists so that their typewriters wouldn't jam.
AE4l TIL that Stephen King has made large charitable donations without announcing them because he was “raised firmly to believe that if you give away money and you make a big deal of it so that everybody sees it, that’s hubris. … you’re not supposed to make a big deal about it”
jNJRv TIL Kenny G's 1989 recording "Going Home", is China's unofficial national closing song for businesses such as food courts, outdoor markets, health clubs, shopping mall, and train stations.
XEa9P TIL Toyota logo in 1936 is “TEQ”