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TIL that despite much of the economic damage done to the US by the Great Depression being caused by bank failures, no bank runs occurred in Canada during this time because of their banking regulations.

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yYkl TIL that an ocean line stewardess who survived the sinking of three ships: Titanic, Britannic, and the Olympic, made sure to grab her toothbrush while going down with the Britannic because it was the first thing she missed having after going down on the Titanic.
p4yA TIL George Takei once called for peace between Star Wars and Star Trek fans to unite against Twilight fans
KY04a TIL that in 1973, the first mobile phone call was made by Motorola engineer Martin Cooper in New York City. Cooper made the call on a prototype mobile phone, nicknamed the "brick," to his rival at Bell Labs, announcing, "I'm ringing you just to see if my call sounds good at your end."
166g8 TIL Spirited Away lost its record of highest grossing animated film in Japanese history to Dragon Slayer- Kimetsu no Yaiba The Movie: Mugen Train after 19 years in 2020.
mxMKy TIL Australia is home to a fly species called the “Deadpool Fly” because of its markings resembling the Deadpool mask. There’s also Stan Lee’s fly, Thor’s fly, Loki’s fly and Black Widow’s fly.