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TIL about Punkinhead the Bear. Created by Canada’s Eaton’s department stores, he was intended to be Canada’s answer to Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. In Canada in the 1950s, he was a massive holiday icon, and is considered Canada’s most successful advertising character.

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TIL about Punkinhead the Bear. Created by Canada’s Eaton’s department stores, he was intended to be Canada’s answer to Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. In Canada in the 1950s, he was a massive holiday icon, and is considered Canada’s most successful advertising character.

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TIL that old brick kilns didn’t heat evenly, and bricks closest to the fire would become blackened and warped and make a distinctive clinking sound when struck together. These “clicker bricks” were initially discarded, but later became appreciated by architects for their distinct appearance.

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TIL the tonka bean tree (Dipteryx oleifera) can survive lightning strikes due to high internal conductivity that allows current to flow through it like an insulated wire. It benefits by using it to kill off parasitic vines and fry other nearby trees that compete for resources in a dense rainforest.

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TIL that John Kelly was banned from the 1920 Henley Royal Regatta due to his occupation as a bricklayer. He would go on to win Gold in the 1920 Olympics, and sent George V a letter saying “Greetings from a bricklayer.” His daughter Grace would become royalty herself, and his son later won at Henley.

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