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TIL Benedict Cumberbatch and Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield are cousins

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kJPl5 TIL that Australia still allows child labor
8gXV TIL they never found “bath salts” in the toxicology reports for the Miami Cannibal attack, leaving the ultimate cause of his behavior unknown.
e0M74 Till, the invention of artificial refrigeration 1904, and various poultry raising techniques eggs were seasonal to the majority of the population. Farmers used various feed/light methods to trick hens into thinking it was spring and laying eggs year-round. Today eggs are a staple of most diets.
wLGD7 TIL that WW2 memorials in Prague all date 1938-45 instead of the traditional 1939 as they believed the betrayal of the Munich Agreement to be the true start of the war.
VBQn0 TIL During the opening ceremony of Ottawa International Airport’s new terminal in 1959, a USAF F-104 Starfighter did a supersonic flypast. The resulting sonic boom shattered nearly all the glass in the airport and caused significant structural damage, delaying the opening for another year.