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TIL that over 10% of Canada’s population are descended from impoverished British children that were sent to work on Canadian farms between 1869 and 1939.

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j6KJE TIL Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker survived a plane crash in which 4 of the 6 occupants were killed. The other survivor was DJ AM.
VMbEZ TIL Bail Bondsmen, who pay someone else's bail and ensure their appearance in court, are legal in only 2 countries in the entire world, the United States and the Philippines.
oRJyR TIL female Buddhist monks are forbidden to eat garlic
VMKbB TIL of Poe's Law: Without a clear indicator of the author's intent, it is impossible to create a parody of extreme views that can't be mistaken for a sincere expression of said extreme views.
8ey0V TIL when King Charles II died in 1685, his brother James II became the King because Charles had no legitimate heirs. Charles’ wife, Queen Catherine, suffered multiple miscarriages, and all of his 12 acknowledged children were born to his multiple mistresses, making them ineligible to reign.