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xKn7 TIL contrary to anti-medicare talking points, Canadians on average actually pay less tax than the majority of Americans.
KY0AR TIL the story of William Tell shooting the apple on his son's head was punishment for refusing to submit to an official. Tell would be executed if he didn't hit the apple with a crossbow bolt. Tell drew two bolts, and hit it with his first shot. The second bolt was to kill the official if he missed!
p8gdO TIL the smallest state forest in New York measures 348 square feet and contains the stump of only a single tree that was cut down in 2015.
jnjN TIL Andre the Giant died in his sleep while in Paris for his fathers funeral. His father passed 12 days before.
Me5dA TIL that while the Beach Boys sang a lot of songs about surfing, only one member of the band, Drummer Dennis Wilson, could actually surf.