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TIL that the city of Montreal is on an island

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jDwv TIL the line in Sk8er Boi, “He was a boy, she was a girl. Can I make it any more obvious?”, is voted the 4th worst lyrics of all time. (The worst is “I’m serious as cancer, when I say rhythm is a dancer”)
wj0J TIL That although Females are more likely to attempt suicide than males, Males are four times as likely to die from suicide.
MekRm TIL Ancient Pomeranians were as annoying as modern. The Melitan dog resembling the modern day Pomeranian was described by most contemporaries including Great Rhetorician Lucian as “annoying and yappy; loved by its owner, despised by everyone else”
OGkwa TIL that "hybrid" tomatoes (Supermarket tomatoes) have up to 75% less nutrients, are virtually tasteless and cost farmers €400,000 for 1kg of seeds. The cost is associated with a bred growth defect, resulting in a 3 week shelf life (vs 3 days)
VKJ0 TIL in Orlando Florida, heavily-armed SWAT teams raided nine barbershops and arrested 34 people for barbering without a license