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TIL Alberta Premier "Danielle Smith"'s paternal great-grandfather Philipus Kolodnicki changed his name to "Philip Smith" upon arriving in Canada.

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wLBEo TIL Lapland New Forest Christmas Park featured a smoking Santa, a reindeer with a broken antler, neglected huskies, a broken ice rink, and a picture of the nativity in a muddy field. With a £30 entry fee and 2hr long queue, one of elves was assaulted by angry visitors. The park was shut after 6 days
N7n9b TIL that due to the genetic similarity between humans and gorillas, gorillas are susceptible to many of the same infectious diseases that affect people, especially respiratory illnesses.
n9Zo TIL that at one time, Swedens 9th most voted for political party was The Donald Duck Party. They promised free beer and wider sidewalks.
DNWJ TIL During WWI, Dominic “Fats” McCarthy was awarded the Victoria Cross after he, virtually unaided, killed 22 Germans, captured 5 machine guns, 50 prisoners, and half a kilometer of the German front. When it was over even the prisoners he’d captured patted him on the back for what he’d done.
LQVgQ TIL about Le Lignon, one of the largest apartment complexes in the world, containing 2,780 units. Located in Genève, CH, it houses over 6,000 residents with a population density that rivals that of Manhattan.