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

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XQZj TIL dogs have “incomplete cheeks,” which allow them to open their mouths wide but, conversely, means they can’t create suction like humans, resulting in scooping water backwards with their tongues.
8evdL TIL the theory of atoms comes from ancient Greece in the 5th century BCE. Democritus of Abdera, named the building blocks of matter atomos, meaning literally “indivisible,” about 430 BCE.
epREJ TIL former US President John Tyler joined the Confederates in the American Civil War. Tyler's death was the only one in presidential history not to be officially recognized in Washington, because of his allegiance to the Confederate States of America.
Lkpm TIL Graham Chapman, of Monty Python fame, was a medical doctor and Cambridge graduate.
1aRdV TIL there is evidence the vikings were rather literate. Artifacts found often have their owner's name on them, or descriptions of the item. One item found had written on it "I am a comb".