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TIL that Alberta, Canada is a nearly rat-free province, and when a homeowner finds one it makes the news

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D1LDr TIL that in 1998 the British soap Coronation Street debuted Hayley Patterson, who was the UK's first transgender soap character, and her storylines are given partial credit for the UK's 2004 Gender Recognition Act
QLP9 TIL that Queen ants have one of the longest life-spans of any known insect – up to 28 years.
XYEE TIL the largest Chinese community in Europe is found in the Tuscan city of Prato. Prato’s Chinese community consists of an estimated 20,000 legal and 30,000 illegal migrants, many working in sweatshops that provide affordable “Made in Italy” textiles for China’s emerging middle class.
9eo7 TIL in 2004 Richard Dean Anderson was made an Honorary Air Force Brigadier General for positive portrayal of the Air Force on Stargate: SG-1
mZjo TIL 2,000 year-old seeds were discovered in Israel around 1965 to be held in storage for the next 40 years. After they were planted, a tree that has been extinct for 1,800 years sprouted.