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TIL Why the Can Opener Wasn’t Invented Until Almost 50 Years After the Can

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XE9MQ TIL Belize is a Commonwealth state like Canada!
neerb TIL in 2010 North Korea faked a TV broadcast of the World Cup showing that they won the gold medal
R7KW1 TIL that Warner Brothers just made the movie "Just Mercy" free on streaming platforms to help educate people on systemic racism
M7oZa TIL "Save Me" by Aimee Mann is about Dave Foley (Kids In The Hall, NewsRadio)
odgr TIL that if one attempted suicide (by hanging, for instance) in 19th century Britain and failed to die, he/she would be charged with attempted murder…which could be punished with death by hanging