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TIL: The oldest grocery store in the Americas is in Quebec City

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BrvBL TIL about 6 Tongan teenage boys who were shipwrecked and lived on the uninhabited island 'Ata for 18 months (1965-1966). The boys had set up a small commune, with a vegetable garden, hollowed-out tree trunks to collect water, a gym with odd weights, a badminton court, and a permanent fire.
DNav TIL that people are being held hostage so that their blood can be regularly drained and sold for profit.
XENMr TIL The popular Frisbee game originated from schoolchildren throwing the pie dishes from a local bakery called Frisbee's.
grxOD TIL that during the Roman conquest of Great Britain, a battle took place between Celtic tribesmen (numbering around 230 000 soldiers), and a Roman legion consisting of 10 000 men. The Romans won, despite having 23 times less men
4xQJ TIL Benjamin Franklin once sent classified letters to American revolutionaries detailing how the British were attempting to decrease American morale by gradually suppressing basic liberties, effectively making Franklin one of the first American “whistle-blowers”.