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TIL Canada's Parliamentary press conferences are run by the journalists themselves, not by political office holders like in the US.

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WkgwB TIL that Nicolas Cage has a Pyramid Tomb waiting for him in New Orleans when he dies.
EZrW TIL there is a theory of evolution that suggests that mushrooms played an important role in separating the Homo Erectus from the less evolved ape. The Stoned Ape Theory
KYK1w TIL that in 2004, FIFA had to make a rule that any player assuming a new nationality without a clear connection to that country will not be eligible to play for it, after Togo and Qatar naturalised Brazilian players so that they could play for their national team
kObrE TIL that when Marie Curie ran out of radium for her research in 1921, a women's magazine lead a crowdfunding campaign and raised $100,000 to buy her some more.
69GgQ TIL that in World War II and the Vietnam War, the US military issued “Life Barter Kits” to its pilots and paratroopers.