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TIL In 1996, Canada became the first country in the world to privatize its air navigation services.

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J1MO8 TIL that, in the UK, if you have bought gold jewelry since 1984, it is likely to contain traces of gold stolen in the £26 million Brink's-Mat robbery.
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