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TIL that 67% of all fire departments in the United States are entirely or mostly staffed by volunteers

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X4ar TIL that the first canadian Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, appeared so drunk during a debate that he threw up, he then said “I get sick sometimes not because of drink or any other cause, except that I am forced to listen to the ranting of my honourable opponent.”
LkW4d TIL that some states grow so much zucchini, people can randomly find baskets or bags full of them in their back seats if they forget to lock their cars.
Z8nv4 TIL that when ballpoint pens were first introduced in 1945, they cost $12.50 each, which would be $182 today's money.
P1mn TIL that 94% of languages are spoken by 6% of the world’s population
G9N7 TIL Kim Jung Un has a collection of groups of approximately 2,000 women and girls which are maintained by the head of state of North Korea for the purpose of providing pleasure.