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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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5a4R TIL Germany decided to retroactively pay pensions to african soldiers that served in the imperial colonial army. Claimants were handed a broom and ordered in German to perform the manual of arms. Not one of them failed the test.
b6gm4 TIL that Orchidometer is a medical instrument used to measure the volume of the testicles.
9xxD TIL The first Canadian casualties in Afghanistan after 9/11 were caused by an American F-16 dropping a bomb on a Canadian military exercise.
b98R7 TIL Phil Collins of Genesis is the largest private collector of Alamo Memorabilia valued in the tens of millions. He donated the collection to the state owned historical site . He is also considered a leading expert on the battle and wrote a book documenting the collection and history.
oRlDE TIL today used to be spelled to-day