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TIL 90% of all Canadians live within 100 miles of the US border.

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x6jW7 TIL in the 1893 case of Nix v. Hedden, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that, for purposes of the Tariff Act of March 3, 1883, tomatoes are vegetables. The Supreme Court relied on the fact that tomatoes are usually used as vegetables since they're normally served with dinner and not dessert.
GAVgJ TIL that King George IV attempted to divorce his wife by Act of Parliament - neither he nor Queen Caroline would admit to adultery, so the bill would declare Caroline guilty
XElVD TIL, during the 1904-05 Russo-Japanese War, Russian Navy laid a total of 4,275 naval mines. Russia’s mines sank more Japanese Navy warships than any other weapon used by the Russian Navy, during the war.
o0v8 TIL that during the 1990’s Joe Rogan paid $10,000 per month to have a T1 internet connection installed in his house in order to play Quake without dealing with lag
rRj80 TIL that American Troops were sent to fight in the Russian Revolution or 1918.