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TIL that new drivers in B.C., Canada have to display a sticker on their car with the letter "N" on it (for "New" Driver) for at least 18-24 months.

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XEnZX TIL Irish Guardsman Edward Charlton was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for using a .30 cal machine gun to stop a numerically superior German force from overrunning his unit’s position. Ironically, many accounts of his actions came from the opposing Germans.
WB4o TIL of Medal of Honor recipient, Master Sergeant Roy Benavidez. He had 37 puncture wounds, exposed intestine, broken jaw, and eyes caked in blood. He was pronounced dead until he spit in the face of a doctor who was zipping him up in a body bag.
78O5X TIL Burger King's new offering in Thailand, the “real cheeseburger,” is a burger with no meat but is instead filled with 20 slices of cheese.
AGQa TIL if you die in Amsterdam without anyone attending your funeral, a poet will write a poem for you and recite it at your burial. A biography of their life is also written on their website for anyone to read. They are to remain unnamed.
m1m6y TIL that actor Red Foxx was only 49 when he starred in Sandford & Son. He wore makeup to look older.