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TIL the Canadian Foreskin Awareness Program is known as CAN-FAP

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8MJZ TIL that Mahi-mahi stay with their mate and if one of the pair is caught, the partner stays in the same location awaiting its mate to reappear.
WKWN TIL When a US President eats at a foreign state banquet, his food is actually prepared and served by White House stewards, who call the hosts ahead of time to find out what everyone will be having
Oopy6 TIL early versions of the Thompson submachine gun used a "Blish Lock" to hold the action closed. It was based on a theory that two dissimilar metals would resist movement under extreme pressures. The lock had no useful effect on the action and was eliminated in the WW2 redesign of the SMG.
8eWMP TIL the town of Qaanaaq in Greenland (population 646, as of 2020) was forcibly relocated 100 kilometers north of its former, traditional home, which was expropriated for the construction of a United States Air Force base in 1953. It’s one of the northernmost towns on earth.
R7wj1 TIL that Ontario Canada has a combined Paternal and Maternal leave of 63 weeks in addition to 17 weeks pregnancy leave for the mother.