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TIL there are many cases of Canadians who find out they never had Canadian citizenship because they were born in a U.S. hospital.

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Ky09 TIL The slang term ‘Quid’ (for British pound sterling) which appeared in the late 16th century may have derived from the Latin phrase 'quid pro quo’ which loosely translates to 'this for that’
jNrVR TIL that one of the most complex Chinese characters, requiring 58 strokes in its traditional form, represents the syllable "biáng", used in the name for a type of noodles. It is so complex that it is missing from most modern dictionaries and is not encoded in Unicode.
eEjD TIL alcohol is prohibited in the British Parliament with one exception: the chancellor can drink while delivering the annual budget statement.
GAndJ TIL the hottest day on record in September was recorded today in California‘s Death Valley at 127 degrees Fahrenheit (52.8 degrees Celsius)
EgV1V TIL a Roman emperor died by being struck by lightning