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TIL that Canada produces over half of the world's lentils.

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9YbVD TIL Philippines based Jollibee has owned Smashburger since 2018 when it solidified its takeover acquiring majority stake in the company.
OoLLY TIL 29th February 1900 is an accepted date in Microsoft Excel, despite not existing. It is a deliberate feature to maintain compatibility with a bug created 37 years ago
R5VZ4 TIL During the American War of Independence, more Americans died as prisoners of war on British prison ships than all of the Revolutionary War engagements combined.
b6Wg4 TIL Melissa McCarthy based her “Bridesmaids” character on The Food Network’s Guy Fieri. She even tried to convince the producers to let her wear short, white, spiky hair- but they denied that request, determining that as a bridge too far for the similarities.
QgoL TIL that Moammar Gadhafi had an odd obsession with Condoleeza Rice, once gaving her a videotape of her meetings with various leaders, set to specially composed music entitled “Black Flower in the White House”. She said later that “It was weird, but at least it wasn’t raunchy”.