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TIL Dave Foley can’t return to Canada without facing imprisonment due to unpaid child support.

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6rxm TIL that Gmail was believed to be an April Fools joke upon its release on March 29 due to its 1 GB storage space: Hotmail offered only 2mb at the time
nWNX9 TIL that in 1861, the mayor of New York City sought to avoid the economic repercussions of the upcoming Civil War by seceding from the Union. He wanted to call the resulting entity "the Free City of Tri-Insula".
696K8 TIL a 32 year long study found obesity spread through social circles, and that a person's chances of becoming obese increased by 57% if he or she had a friend who became obese
RWPw TIL that goldfish have teeth in the back of their throat
9YEOG TIL lenticular lenses make good DIY "invisible cloaks"