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TIL the “Nation” referred to by the National Hockey League (NHL) is Canada

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X6dX TIL that Harlech Castle in Wales was the sight of the longest siege in the history of the British Isles, where Lancastrian forces held out against Yorkist forces for 7 years.
X0mlD TIL the highest-ranking officer of the British Royal Navy at the start of World War 1, was a German prince named Louis of Battenberg, who was made to resign and later abandon his German dynastic titles due to anti-German sentiment in Britain
a8D0A TIL more than 1 in 10 Americans have no close friends. The share of Americans who have zero close friends has been steadily rising. From 3% of the population in 1991 to 12% in 2021. The share who have 10 or more close friends has also fallen - from 33% to 13%.
R7gYl TIL that the ‘declinism bias’ makes us think the world is getting worse despite evidence to the contrary.
rRpVy TIL that a man was milled by a mute swan. After getting too close to a nest, the male swan knocked the man out of a kayak and actively blocked the man from swimming to shore.