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

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oxEo TIL Starbucks was forced to close 61 of its 84 Australian stores in 2008. The company apparently struggled in Australia’s “very sophisticated coffee culture”.
OkV6 TIL Andrew Jackson, the 7th President of the United States, was deeply opposed to the idea of a federal bank. He vetoed the “Second Bank” and was quoted saying “I will kill it”. Now his face is one of the most circulated denomination of the US currency printed by the Federal Bank; the $20 bill.
wLLxW Researchers found that 77 percent of Wikipedia articles are written by 1 percent of Wikipedia editors, and they think this is probably for the best.
5VlG9 TIL that, concerning deregulation, the Washington Consensus' original 10 points only called to abolish rules that impede market entry or restrict competition; rules based on safety, environmental and consumer protection grounds, and oversight of financial institutions were explicitly excepted
rNVoy TIL in the 1960s, Cap'n Crunch cereal boxes came with whistles which coincidentally had the specific frequency (2600 hertz) required to exploit a vulnerability of in-band signaling enabling a phone to make free calls by entering an 'operator mode'.