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TIL CANOLA is an acronym for Canadian Oil Low Acid

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Br0yx TIL that it is the 149th anniversary of the District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871 signed into law by U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant
d8Ner TIL about Sgt. William Carney, the first African American to win the Medal of Honor
QN8ep TIL that there are currently 3 places in the world where it is illegal to die.
wamW TIL Nicotine is unusual compared to most drugs, as its profile changes from stimulant to sedative with increasing doses, a phenomenon known as “Nesbitt’s paradox”
5VMGR TIL that DJ scratching was invented in 1975 when Grand Wizzard Theodore was playing records loudly, making his mother to enter his room to scold him. This caused him to hold the record still, accidently moving it back and forth and liking the sound it made.