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TIL the first white settlement of Saskatoon, Canada was a temperance colony where they believed banning alcohol would lead to a utopia.

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LMBd TIL that not a single Witness Security Program participant who has correctly followed security guidelines has ever been harmed while in the federal witness-protection programme.
EgJax TIL The word "Emoji" does not derive from the word "Emotion", but is a combination of the Japanese words for "picture" (絵, pronounced "e") and "character" (文字, pronounced "moji")
yvGV TIL excessive mouth breathing can cause crooked teeth and abnormal facial growth.
kOJQe TIL that the ADE 651; an inert rod of metal with a plastic hinge, was sold as a bomb detector. It was used by the militaries of Iraq, Afghanistan and more than a dozen other countries for years before anyone noticed that it did nothing at all.
BrXmd TIL about Silvestre Herrera, a Mexican citizen and volunteer US soldier during WWII who received the Medal of Honor. He charged an enemy stronghold through a minefield, blowing off both of his feet. He continued fighting on his knees, pinning down the enemy and allowing his squad to capture it.