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TIL Tim Hortons, Hudson Bay Company, Canada Goose, Molson Canadian are all no longer Canadian companies

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7jMr TIL that although 98% of scientists say they believe that humans evolved over time, just 66% of Americans believe the same.
8Gw8 TIL that In the early 20th century there were approximately 4,000 carousels throughout the United States. By the 21st century that number had been reduced to 150.
6Eg7Q TIL of compersion - the secondhand rush of happiness you feel when seeing somebody else do well.
mE7o TIL a chimp in a Swedish zoo collected round disks of concrete, stockpiled them, and saved them until he could throw them at visitors. “Nothing like it has as yet been reported from the wild, nor from any captive chimpanzees”
XWej TIL Rapper Chamillionaire is a successful tech investor. One of his early investments, Maker Studios, recently sold to Disney for over $500 million. He’s currently the ““Entrepreneur in Residence” at a venture capital firm.