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TIL Canada is only 1.5% larger than the USA

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4XYyw TIL that, after a virgin drowned at sea in S. Korea, fishermen weren't able to catch fish anymore. But the fish came back after fishermen exposed their penises to the sea and built several giant wooden statues near the sea to appease the dead virgin's spirit. The place is a tourist spot now
wobOW TIL that a man named Phineas Gage lived for 11 years after having a large iron rod driven through his skull in an accident involving explosives.
b9V6p TIL that the subscription business model has been around since the 17th Century
Ydax TIL: 1 Billion seconds ago was 1979 but 1 Trillion seconds ago was 29,700 BC
vPQk8 TIL Philippa of England (ca. 1394-1430), daughter of Henry IV. In an alliance with the Nordic Kalmar Union, Henry brokered the marriage of 12-year-old Philippa to Eric, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. During the siege of Copenhagen, she kept the enemy at bay and the city did not fall.