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TIL there's a novel out of Canada where a woman falls in love with a bear (and yes they do it) "the best Canadian novel of all time.", "quintessential Canadian book", "Books That Make You Proud to Be a Canadian." and "spiritual gangrene... a Faustian compact with the Devil."

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Ob6L TIL that in 1936, Ole Massas (slang for slave masters) came in a “close second” to the winning entry, Rebels, in a contest held by the University of Mississippi’s student newspaper to select a nickname for their football team.
KrgQ TIL over 30% of pharmaceuticals sold in developing countries are counterfeit. Roughly 50% of malaria drugs and up to 30% of antibiotics are counterfeit, mostly originating from India. Over 700,000 people die every year from consuming counterfeit drugs.
0wrx1 TIL that you could drop ant from Empire state building and it wouldn't die, because ants are so lightweight that they can fall from any height without dying.
VMPap TIL in 1816, 147 shipwrecked Frenchman were stuck adrift on a makeshift raft when their captain cut the rope towing them. It took only 3 days for them to resort to cannibalism & only 15 survived to be rescued after 13 days. The aristocrat captain hadn't sailed in 20 yrs & it was 100% avoidable.
xKpo TIL a prize of one million dollars has been offered to anyone who can demonstrate that $7,000 audio cables are any better than ordinary cables