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TIL the USA, Canada and Mexico each have one of the top three tallest mountains in North America, respectively.

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E0Ao TIL The MI6 double agent Kim Philby informed his wife of his defection via a telegram from Russia which read: “Farewell forever. Love to the children.”
rPBM TIL of Chuck Feeney, an Irish-American buisinessman once worth about 8 billion dollars, who has given away so much of his money that he now lives with the remaining 2 million dollar nest egg
oeLE TIL that only one senator opposed the USA PATRIOT act in 2001; among his chief concerns was the possibility that the FISA court would authorize the government to conduct mass surveillance on Americans by obtaining their information and communications through businesses
oBga7 TIL about the Boxing Day Tsunami in Sumatra: It was the eighth biggest earthquake recorded in history. The earthquake measured 9.3 on the Richter Scale and it caused 230 000 deaths around Asia.
wLDKW TIL that Richard Vallières stole more than $18.7 million worth of maple syrup from a facility in Quebec between 2011-2012, making it the largest heist in Canadian history.