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TIL Burlington, Ontario closes a section of King Road for annual migration of the Jefferson salamander.

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xvL5 TIL Robin Williams only made $75,000 for voicing the Genie in Aladin, which went on to gross over $200 million domestically. “Disney later sent him a late Picasso painting as a way of thanking him for his work.”
BrnYW TIL the period in China from the 18th Century to the end of the WWII, where the nation was dominated by foreign powers, is referred to as "the century of shame and humiliation."
4X0JR TIL a 28-yr-old Welsh man with a "no regrets" tattoo partying in Vegas in a bachelor party ended up at the Hoover Dam. He reported thinking: "fuck it! I'm going for a swim." His friends cheered as he swam across the Hoover Dam reservoir which luckily had 9 of its 10 turbines off. He was fined $330.
Pr1E TIL There’s a mall in Moldova called Malldova
neEBG TIL Eisenhower visited Taiwan in 1960 and an estimated 650,000 people packed into the Presidential Plaza to hear the American president. He lauded President Chiang for his courage and tireless effort in leading the nation in the struggle against in­human tyranny