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TIL that zero Canadian banks failed during the Great Depression

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epmZ6 TIL that over 80% of Bulldog litters are delivered by Caesarean section because their characteristically large heads can become lodged in the mother's birth canal
x6ZED TIL that Liechtenstein was formed after land purchases of Vaduz and Schellenberg by the House of Liechtenstein with approval of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI. The state was named after the House of Liechtenstein which was also named after Liechtenstein Castle in Austria.
m0KE TIL That over 90 percent of Hong Kong’s total food supply is imported.
4kDYg TIL birds have pneumatic bones. This means that, even if they have a blocked windpipe, if they also have an exposed broken bone, they can use that bone to gather oxygen from the air (a bone snorkel) and not suffocate!
Myem TIL in the 1990s, a national survey found that Mario was more recognizable to American children than Mickey Mouse