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TIL that Quebec is the only place in North America where child labour at any age remains legal

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DQ09Y TIL that the longest golf ball drive was hit in 1992 by Carl Cooper – 787 yards at the 1992 Texas Open.
x6p9w TIL Homer Simpson is Canadian. In 2003, Matt Groening revealed that his father, after whom Homer was named, was Canadian, and said that this made Homer himself a Canadian.
mwdv TIL that Will Dean, founder of the Tough Mudder, created the race after his wetsuit zipper got stuck during a triathlon & racers around him weren’t willing to sacrifice the time it would have cost to stop and help. He wanted something where teamwork & accomplishment were more important than winning.
OGBL4 TIL: Roddenberry wrote lyrics for the original Star Trek theme song
MRj8 TIL there was a “human zoo” in Brussels, Belgium where black people were displayed behind fences and where thrown bananas as food… 56 years ago.