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TIL, in 1998 it took several days to bring down a rogue 25-story tall Canadian weather balloon even after two F-16s fired more than 1,000 rounds of cannon shells into it. The balloon had severe impact on trans-Atlantic air traffic as airliners were forced to divert from their projected flight paths

by whatilearned February 4, 2023, 8:51 pm

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TIL when Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen, who had a famously deep voice, quit smoking cigarettes at 77-years-old in 2012, he thought that his vocal range would become higher and improve. Instead, his voice became even lower.

by whatilearned January 30, 2023, 6:23 pm

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My wife says I get mean when I drink whiskey. Now I drink Canadian whiskey.

by cringeyjokesman January 29, 2023, 6:49 pm

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TIL that in 2004, Microsoft sued Canadian high schooler Mike Rowe for his domain, MikeRoweSoft.com – the case was settled out of court for an Xbox, along with additional compensation

by whatilearned January 29, 2023, 4:35 pm

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TIL that Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 21 crashed due to an explosion that has yet to be solved after 57 years. All 52 passengers and crew members died.

by whatilearned January 29, 2023, 2:57 am

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TIL in 1947, the Canadian town of Snag, Yukon, saw a temperature of -83F (-64C). It was so cold, you could hear people speaking 4 miles away, along with other phenomena such as people’s breath turning to powder and falling straight to the ground and river ice booming like gu shots.

by whatilearned January 29, 2023, 2:42 am

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TIL Lydia Angiyou, a Canadian mother, fought off a polar bear bare handed to protect her son and other children, before a hunter shot it 4 times to bring it down

by whatilearned January 27, 2023, 12:03 am

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What do you call a Canadian butt?

by cringeyjokesman January 25, 2023, 2:59 pm

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TIL the first Commonwealth solider lost in WWI (English Pvt. John Parr on Aug. 21, 1914) is buried in the same cemetery as the last soldier lost (Canadian Pvt. George Lawrence Price on Nov. 11, 1918).

by whatilearned January 25, 2023, 1:51 pm

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TIL: In 2012, Canadian Justin Williams assaulted and stabbed his neighbor for coming over tell him to stop yelling over a video game (World of Warcraft), he replied “it’s not a game, it’s my life” then grabbed and stabbed his neighbor. The neighbor lived, but now has a scar in his chest.

by whatilearned January 22, 2023, 1:59 pm

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TIL the difference between Whiskey and Whisky. Whiskey (with an ‘e’) refers to grain spirits distilled in Ireland and the United States. Whisky (with no ‘e’) refers to Scottish, Canadian, or Japanese grain spirits.

by whatilearned January 20, 2023, 11:33 pm

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A Canadian and an Inuit representative were arguing over land rights…

by cringeyjokesman January 19, 2023, 4:32 am

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