The Most Shocking Fact I’ve Ever Learned

My life has never been the same.

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In 1999, I traveled with my Grade 9 class to Ottawa, Canada’s capital. It was my first time in Ottawa, but it’s not the Parliament building or any of the many museums we visited that I remember most distinctly.

When we had some free time, a group of us decided to head to the mall to watch a movie. It looked like a typical action flick…