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TIL Canada and the U.S. Celebrate Labour Day on the same date!

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6lVm TIL That Day light saving has no effect on the state’s energy consumption. And a study in Indiana showed that DST actually increased energy demand, presumably because of an increased need for air conditioning.
GAo6J TIL that the testicles of bulls are crushed to prevent then from mating and reducing their aggression so their meat has beeter marbeling and they can be used as oxen for agricultural purposes.
N7P5N TIL in the early years of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the helium balloons were released into the air instead of being deflated. A return address was stitched into the balloon and a $100 reward was offered if they were returned. One landed on a house and one nearly caused a plane crash.
kJk5g TIL Theodor Morell, Adolf Hitler’s quack personal physician, prescribed him cocaine eye drops, heavy doses of oxycodone, and amphetamines, sometimes up to 20 times a day. To combat Hitler’s excessive flatulence, he prescribed “Doktor Koster’s Antigas Pills”, a mixture of atropine and strychnine
8aMWb TIL that Stan Lee proposed to his wife of 69 years after two weeks of dating. She was already married and filed for a quick divorce in Nevada an hour before being married to Stan. The judge who granted the divorce was the same one who performed the marriage ceremony.