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TIL football, baseball, basketball and hockey were all invented by Canadians.

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6E08J TIL 4 years ago 16 year old Korean Pop star Chao Tzuyu of TWICE released a video apology for waving a Taiwanese flag during a show of JYP Entertainment. The reactions in Taiwan "may have widened the opposition's victory margin by 1%... gaining a majority in parliament for the first time".
XE5LE TIL: Porn Industry Uses Airbnb, Rental Houses for Filming
epgrL TIL: There was a funded scientific study on how watching anime affected IQ and human behavior among teens and young adults. It is shown that, on average Anime viewers score higher on IQ tests and general knowledge than non viewers. However, half of anime viewers have a diminished social life.
9wW9p TIL During Operation Desert Storm an F-15E Strike Eagle shot down an Iraqi Mi-24 attack helicopter with a 2000lb laser-guided bomb.
oQX8 TIL it was illegal in the US to have replaceable bulbs in car headlights until 1983.