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TIL that small island archipelago St. Pierre & Miquelon is the only French owned territory in North America and is 30 minutes off the coast from Newfoundland, Canada. It was also a key part of alcohol smuggling into the US during the prohibition era.

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kO1Ve TIL that when the 24-7-365 restaurant Denny’s decided to close for Christmas in 1988 many stores realized that they didn’t have any keys, or even locks, since they never used them. 700 of the 1221 restaurants needed to get new locks installed for the holiday.
18wP TIL that 81% of suicide victims 24 or younger are male.
4Xna TIL Iran contracted a Mexican drug cartel to assassinate a Saudi diplomat while in Washington, D.C. The plot was only foiled because the assassin was an informant for the DEA in the War on Drugs.
VB4pZ TIL that James G. Watt, the Secretary of State under Reagan, banned acts like the Beach Boys from performing in the National Mall, as he believed that their music encouraged drug use.
neXjd TIL Lt Colonel Matt Urban fought in seven campaigns in WWII and was wounded seven times. He returned from injury so often that the Germans gave him the nickname “the Ghost.” When he was given the Medal of Honor, his citation referred to ten separate acts of bravery during just the Normandy campaign.