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TIL Canadians say “sorry” so much that a law was passed in 2009 declaring that an apology can’t be used as evidence of admission to guilt.

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Y7Kyv TIL Tanya Roberts, who played a bond girl and Donna's mom in That 70's Show, died of a urinary tract infection that advanced to sepsis and multi-organ failure. She noticed the pain while hiking one day and the next day fell out of bed and couldn't get up.
QeV9 TIL that the first human in history whose name we know is an Iraqi (Sumerian) accountant named Kushim
JM5l TIL that when it became apparent that Israel was going to win the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest, Jordanian TV stopped the live broadcast, showed a picture of daffodils, and later announced that Belgium had won
v1Bkj TIL In 2013, Saito and Shinozuka researched if cats can recognize the owner's voice. To validate it, they tested cats which have been named. The cats responded the call of their owners and was seen mainly in relation to the cats' ears instead of walking towards the voice.
rZyw TIL the dodo bird’s flightlessness and lack of a fear response was actually an evolutionary advantage before humans arrived, allowing them to conserve energy on an island with no predators.