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TIL that the current, official long-form name for Canada is simply "Canada".

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6EGr7 TIL when the band plays “Jump Around” at University of Wisconsin football games the fans jumping registers on the Geology Department’s seismograph 2 miles away.
wyN8 TIL in 2010 a man from Arizona sold an “air guitar” on eBay for $5.50 and claimed it was used once at a Bon Jovi concert.
0dk61 Today I learned about the Swedish million apartments programme. The Swedish government of 1965 pledged to build 1 million new apartments in a country of 8 million people in 10 years. 1006000 apartments was built.
OGkaY Today I learned that Beethoven continued to compose music even after he went completely deaf. He used the vibrations from his piano to "hear" his compositions.
E1ZBP Microlattice is the lightest metallic structure ever made. At 99.99% air, it's light enough to balance on top of a dandelion, while its structure makes it strong. Strength and record-breaking lightness make it a potential metal for future planes and vehicles.