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TIL Victoria is the capital of British Columbia
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TIL that wooden buildings are the safest type of construction to be in during an earthquake since the wood is flexible and will have large survival voids. Brick buildings will break into individual bricks and cause more injuries but less squashed bodies than concrete slabs.
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TIL about Senator William Alden “Watertight Smith”, who chaired the US investigations into The sinking of the Titanic and infamously asked why passengers could not shelter in watertight compartments.
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TIL the Queen of England is not the Queen of Canada or any other independent commonwealth nation. Although the position is held by the same person (Queen Elizabeth II), each country's monarchy is separate and legally distinct.
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TIL that the little hook at the end of a tape measure is kept intentionally loose!!
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TIL that Newton’s development of the Universal Law of Gravity over 300 years ago led at least indirectly to the ending of the practice of burning witches in Europe