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TIL in Canada you can serve a prison sentence on weekends.

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4BlJ TIL that when George Washington died, Napoleon ordered 10 days of mourning in France
VBZg8 TIL By 20 weeks gestation, a female fetus has already produced all the eggs she will ever have, typically around 6–8 million.
VBj4m TIL that Samsung doesn't just make electronics like Smartphones and TVs, but also tanks, container ships, and even Dubai's Burj Khalifa. Yeah, the tallest building in the world was built by a Samsung company 15 years ago, though not the same Samsung company that makes the Galaxy S25 Ultra.
xLAk TIL: Due to Chimerism, a DNA test showed a mother was not the mother of her own children.
4kKKX TIL that there is a period in the history of Medieval Rome that is known as the Pornocracy or the Rule of the Harlots