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TIL Victoria is the capital of British Columbia

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j61Zj TIL that Kanepi, a small town in Estonia, has a cannabis leaf as its flag’s symbol. The town council let community members vote for the new flag, including the pot leaf symbol as an option. 12,000 of the 15,000 votes went to the pot leaf despite Kanepi being a town of fewer than 5,000.
1myD TIL frustrated book publishers convinced the New York Times to add a children’s category to their Bestselling book list due to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone holding the #1 spot for 2 years
XEwnk TIL that Dr. Anthony S. Faucci is on the editorial Board for Harrison's Manual of Medicine. A widely used and acclaimed text book for medical professionals.
E1OvV TIL Genetic variations may make some people's brain more open to thoughts, sensations and behaviors that don't make it past the average person's mental filters. These same variations may also explain why many highly creative people seem eccentric at times—or even suffer from mental illness
Zp0Ev TIL Tokyo Disney is not owned or operated by The Walt Disney Company in anyway but merely licenses Disney's intellectual property