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TIL in Canada only people (not corporations) can donate to political parties/candidates and there’s a $1,200 max cap

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eyMb TIL that George Harrison lost his virginity on the top bed of a bunk bed. Paul McCartney and John Lennon were on the bottom bed, and started cheering when he finished
epDdE TIL American ballet dancer Tanaquil Le Clercq contracted polio at age 27 in 1956 and was confined to a wheelchair. Le Clercq began studying with George Balanchine at age 12 and married him at age 23. When she was 15, Balanchine choreographed a dance for a polio benefit which presaged her illness.
7r95X TIL that jingle from the ice cream trucks is from 1902 by a African American, Scott Joplin called "The Entertainer"
yQkk8 TIL that in addition to the Percent sign (%) for 1/100, There is also a Per-mille symbol (‰) for 1/1,000 and a per-the-thousand symbol called a Bias Point (‱) for 1/10,000
e6X5 TIL Brazil nut allergy is the only one where the triggering protein can be sexually transmitted ie. you can die having sex with a person who ate them