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TIL that Madagascar has faster internet speeds than Canada

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168XV TIL in 1980 there was a spinoff of Sanford & Son called "Sanford". Fred's son Lamont was replaced with a jolly white Southerner, with a beard and trucker's cap, who lived in Lamont's room.
1NgX TIL Sweden has become so efficient at recycling that they have run out of garbage to recycle and now import garbage from Norway to fuel it’s energy programs.
p8L9G TIL of Dominomus, a female house sparrow that flew into a convention center in Netherlands and caused 23,000 of the dominos being prepared for “Domino Day 2005” to be knocked over. A hunting company hired to capture the bird failed, and finally just shot it, sparking an animal rights controversy.
VBQmG TIL when Jack Benny died in 1974, his will arranged for a single long-stemmed red rose to be delivered to his widow, Mary Livingstone, every day for the rest of her life. She lived eight and a half more years, passing away in 1983.
1aKod TIL frozen carrots can spark and catch fire in the microwave