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TIL Canada doesn't have internal free trade

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Ry46 TIL Japanese scientists took some cherry tree seeds to space for 6 months. When returned to earth and planted, the trees first flowered 6 years earlier than expected with unfamiliar flowers. Scientists still don’t know why.
6Ennl TIL According to the ASCI score, Chick-fil-A has been the No. 1 ranked fast food restaurant in customer satisfaction for six straight years. McDonald’s has been at the bottom of the rankings.
8aPZa TIL Jimmy Fallon owns the rights to the Olive Garden slogan “When You’re Here, You’re Family.” A licensing agreement was reached when the restaurant decided to retire the slogan, which allows Fallon to use it on his show.
EpOp TIL Amethyst is Greek for “not intoxicated” because the stone was once thought to protect the owner from substance abuse.
RkBj TIL that the melody of Happy Birthday Song is not actually copyrighted, in fact it is only the words that are copyrighted.