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TIL: The Government of Canada has an office that creates coats of arms for Canadian citizens, and that all Canadian Citizens may apply to the Governor General for a coat of arms and even an officially-recognized personal flag

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yQM9M TIL that Justin Fletcher's (A popular British children's entertainer) cousin was a member of Dire Straits and a Rock And Roll hall of fame inductee, and that his father is an Ivor-Novello winning songwriter with an OBE.
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8a81G TIL during the 2013 elections in The Maldives, a coconut was detained on the suspicion of 'vote-rigging' through the use of black magic. A magician was called in and established that the coconut was innocent.
QNrRX TIL that in France if you want to register your pedigree dog, you have to give it a name starting with the letter of the year it is born. This year's letter is V.