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TIL that prior to 2006, Canada Border Services Agency agents were not armed and were not allowed to arrest and detain individuals at the border for non-customs related violations of Canadian law.

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0dNKA TIL that the hit song ‘It Must Have Been Love’ performed by Roxette was originally released as a Christmas song in 1987. The song was slightly re-edited in 1990 for the ‘Pretty Woman’ soundtrack and all Christmas references from the song were removed.
rRyPx TIL in the early 20th Century women would use their hat pin to physically defend themselves from being harassed in public transport. It worked so well that law makers at the time outlawed it. In Australia, sixty women went to jail rather than pay fines for wearing “murderous weapons” in their hats
6EWmJ TIL Paranormal Activity is the most profitable film ever made, as it only had a budget of $15,000 and still made over $190 million in the box office
pbgG TIL When male chicks are born in egg farms, they are considered useless. Thus, they are disposed of, by grinding them alive.
NQe1 TIL Vladimir Lenin spoke English with an Irish accent