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TIL that in 1793, Canada passed the first anti-slavery legislation in the British Empire.

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eY54 TIL that the US Flag Code states when a flag is no longer in appropriate condition it “should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning.”
RGaa TIL that the first and last British casualties of WWI aren’t just buried in the same cemetery, they’re buried facing each other.
n8Rb TIL There once was a village named Resia in Italy. They flooded the area and the only thing left visible is the village’s bell tower. It is know known as Lago di Resia.
WXMY TIL that a New Orleans police officer committed an armed robber murdering a uniformed policeman and two employees in the process. One employee hid in the freezer and was spared, the officer returned to “investigate” the crime and was identified by the survivor as the shooter.
GbEQ TIL the “wall follower” is the best-known rule for solving mazes. If the maze is “simply connected”, that is all its walls are connected together or to the maze’s outer boundary, then by keeping one hand in contact with one wall of the maze the solver is guaranteed not to get lost.