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TIL Robb Wells, who plays Rick in Trailer Park Boys, is a cousin of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

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GdNE TIL the Outer Space Treaty, signed by all major space faring nations, prohibits claiming territory in space or on celestial bodies. Space is considered “the shared heritage of mankind”
P1LgZ TIL that certain BEST Products stores were built with unique & controversial architecture. Stores such as the "Peeling Building", "Forest Building", "Tilt Building", "Inside/Outside Building" and others helped generate commercial success for the company at the time. (Zoomable store photos on link)
jN89j TIL the patron saint of horses and prisons, Hippolytus, was also one of the first antipopes.
NXka6 TIL Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund resulted in the Prime Minister and a UPenn educated businessman stealing all the funds ($12bn USD)
pYl8p TIL that one night in 1968, a severely-intoxicated Jim Morrison crashed a jam session between Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin by grabbing her by the hair and slamming her to the ground. In response, Janis broke a bottle over his head, and the three wrestled on stage. All three would be dead by 1971.