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TIL Canada was almost called “The Kingdom of Canada” but it was rejected by the British government who feared it would offend the Americans.

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rZeo TIL that South Africa manufactured large quantities of MDMA and deployed it for crowd control during the apartheid era
N7766 TIL Shel Silverstein wrote for Playboy, and published books of adult "erotica," in his unique style. I discovered this from a random purchase in a used book store, picking up "Different Dances." Album pics in the comments.
GYnjG TIL American medicine still runs on fax machines. A 2017 study found that the fax accounts for 75% of the country's medical communications.
Lb8Q TIL Six major orgs. (American Psych. Association, Am. Academy of Peds., Am. Medical Association, Am. Acad. of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Am. Acad. of Family Physicians, and Am. Psychiatric Association) recommend no electronic media at all for children via http://ift.tt/1AOMu4n
W7owY TIL Jethro Tull's album Thick as a Brick was created as satire, a jab at the 10+ minute songs from prog rock bands at the time. It's now considered one of the best prog-rock albums of all time.