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TIL Quebec has over 300,000 backyard pools, more than anywhere else in North America per capita (including California). Montreal and surrounding area add an average of 3,500 backyard pools per year

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mLBM TIL in 1984, British comedian Tommy Cooper had a heart attack and died on live television. The audience all assumed it was part of his act and laughed/applauded during his final moments.
Y7MZP TIL the U.S. Virgin Islands used to be called the Danish West Indian Islands. At the time the islands were nominally under the control of the King of Denmark, but were given up through a treaty.
kJBEW TIL that Sam Faubus, the father of infamous Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus, privately disapproved of his sons actions during the Little Rock Crisis, going so far as to write letters in support of desegregation to the Arkansas Gazette.
QJlvX TIL The United Kingdom does not have an Independence Day, but is responsible for 61 other countries Independence Day.
6bWY TIL Peter Oakley, otherwise known as Geriatric1972, was the most subscribed user on Youtube in August 2006. The channel comprises of him describing events in his past, which includes serving the British army in WW2, an continued posting videos until he died in in March 23, 2014.