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TIL By the End of WW2, Canada had the 4th largest Airforce and 3rd Largest Navy in the World

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7VmZ TIL A thumbs down in gladiator fights did not mean the death of the loser, but instead the disapproval of the killing
M7yPK TIL the longest recorded sniper kill was made last year by Ukrainian, Vyacheslav Kovalsky, taking out a Russian soldier from 2.36 miles away using a custom rifle called "Lord of the Horizon." This feat breaks the previous record held by a Canadian sniper at 2.2 miles in Iraq.
BDXe TIL that the word “literally” now literally means figuratively according to the dictionary.
Xrgj TIL Only 39% of Americans have Passports, that means 3 out of 5 Americans can’t even go to Canada
aY8b TIL there’s an optical illusion that can “break” your brain for over 3 months.