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TIL that the Canadian province of Alberta has no rats, and it is even illegal to own pet rats without a permit.

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BLDW TIL The USA is one of the only countries in the world that has no paid benefits for maternity leave.
9YaMD TIL that the Sears catalog offered entire houses that were available for mail order beginning in 1908. Most of them are still standing today.
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BrwNx TIl that customers can be fined up to tens of thousands of dollars for opening a can of the Swedish delicacy surströmming in British Airlines.