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TIL that the building of the Erie Canal is largely considered to be the deciding factor that made NYC the biggest city on the east coast, and not Philadelphia

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mbXO TIL of Little Canada, MN. The city was established in 1844, 23 years older than Canada.
vd08 TIL we call the animal a cow because the herdsmen were English, but the meat beef because chefs were often French and beef is similar to the old French word for a cow. The same is true for pig/pork, and sheep/mutton.
9YObm TIL of Stella Nyanzi, a foe of Ugandan President Museveni. She posted she wished Mr. Museveni had burned up in the "acidic pus" of his mother's vagina. She was jailed for cyberharassment and bared her breasts at her sentencing, "I intended to annoy Yoweri Museveni. We are tired of his dictatorship."
kOlNd TIL that American Freestyle Canoeing is actually a thing.
dgmK TIL that some black bears are born white and are called Spirit Bears. They are not albino or polar bears.