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TIL: AN Irish Army once invaded Canada

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kXAW TIL Christopher Columbus made the natives each bring him a specified amount of gold every three months. Those who didn’t collect enough gold in time had their hands amputated and were left to bleed to death.
E1Ado TIL Ford Motor Company paid for an uncensored, commercial free airing of Schindler’s List in Primetime on NBC in 1997. It included two short intermissions with countdown clocks.
Bj5d TIL of Baker’s Math: flour weight is always expressed as 100%, and sets the foundation for every other ingredient- 66% water, 2% salt, etc.
LQDaZ TIL The pink suit worn by Jacqueline Kennedy was not an actual Chanel suit. At a time when wearing clothes made in America was important for FLOTUS, it was made using materials supplied by Chanel in Paris. The outfit was a line-for-line copy from the New York shop Chez Ninon.
0wxN1 TIL: Actor Alan Alda of MAS*H, The West Wing and 30 Rock fame was born Alphonso Joseph D'Abruzzo in The Bronx in 1936