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TIL the first four canadian soldiers who lost their life in Afghanistan was due to a American F18 dropping a bomb on a training exercise in the belief that the Canadians were enemy soldiers.

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pjKO TIL there are no bridges over the Amazon River
nWBy7 TIL that an Irish American by the name of Malcolm Loughead was a renowned engineer who invented the hydraulic brakes that all cars use today. You might already know his company because he got so sick of people mispronouncing his last name that he changed it’s spelling to the more phonetic “Lockheed”
6AJX TIL that the top sales at Wal-Mart as a storm approaches are Pop-Tarts and beer.
a8ENN TIL There is a bar named Jack Ruby's Saloon in downtown Dallas mere blocks from The Sixth Floor Museum and Dealey Plaza (Site of JFK assassination). The history buff owner loves the fact that Ruby, who shot JFK's assassin, owned a bar and sells T-shirts that says "I took a shot at Jack Ruby's."
78x7 TIL Doritos make an excellent fire starter