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TIL women in Ontario are allowed to be topless in public, especially on the streets of Toronto

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oRBGE TIL The Blue Angels, the U.S. Flight Navy Demonstration Squadron, formed in April 1946 as the Navy Flight Exhibition Team. They changed their name after seeing the New York nightclub, The Blue Angel. The team was first introduced as the Blue Angels during an air show in July 1946.
BrgDr TIL gender can now be determined from the concentration of amino acids in a fingerprint (levels are significantly higher in the sweat of women than that of men). The testing method can be performed at the crime scene and works in a manner similar to pregnancy strips or glucose meters.
Z8ewD TIL in the Sum 41 music video for "Pieces", a letter fell off the label of a truck for it to say "the perfect lie". It was unintended, but since it fit with the theme of the song, they decided to keep it.
M7JXb TIL of the Affair of the Dancing Lamas, where a filmmaker got in trouble with Tibetan authorities after they got offended at Tibetan lamas promoting his documentary with dances. It’s cited as a reason for Tibet receiving less reforms and why it was less prepared for the Chinese invasion of 1950.
5V9Xp TIL about the Aroostook War between the USA and UK. Despite mobilizations and skirmishes, the only casualties were non-combat and 2 injuries by bear.