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TIL that the Canadian city of Lloydminster is a shared city on the border between two provinces, having a single local government despite residents paying taxes to different provincial governments

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5V7jR TIL Secretariat, the 1973 Triple Crown Winner, has more U.S. roads named for him than any other athlete. As of 2020, there are 263 roads named after the horse.
MedN7 TIL that Andrzej Sapkowski sold the rights to CD Projekt Red to create the Witcher video games for a lump sum of $9500
0d6M5 TIL about the human brain is incredibly efficient and only runs on about 20 watts of power; about the same amount as a dim light bulb.
nevyW TIL of Carl, a 5-year-old deaf boxer who is unbothered by court noises and accompanies kids during depositions and trials. He offers a sense of protection for children while they face their abusers in court.
JYepB TIL 193km of the Suez Canal was dug partly by hand starting in 1859. Over the span of 10 years, around 1 million took part in the digging and it cost the lives of over 100 thousand Egyptian forced laborers.