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TIL there’s a town in Ontario called “Swastika”. There have been several attempts to change the name but the town fights back saying “To hell with Hitler. We had the swastika first”.

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9wkyB TIL that Canadian soldiers during WW1 were widely known for their sheer brutality and apparent enthusiasm to conduct trench raids, the most violent aspect of the war
P19dg TIL the name Dennis is derived from Dionysus, the Greek god of ecstatic states, particularly those produced by wine.
E1K6P TIL monks in Westminster Abbey would eat 6,000 calories a day normally and 4,500 a day when "fasting". They drank a gallon of beer and 10 oz of wine and ate 2.25 lbs of bread, 5 eggs, and 2 lbs of meat or fish a day. Many monks became obese and suffered related conditions.
QNAp TIL there’s a Puzzle Alarm Clock that shoots three puzzle pieces into the air and it’s your job to collect them to turn the alarm off!
VMKpG TIL London Underground workers fought management red tape with a 'piss strike,' meaning they followed safety rules so exactly that workers going to the toilet one after the other essentially shut down any work being done.