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TIL that "Iran" and "Ireland" both translate to "Land of the Aryans".

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MdZW TIL that Ontario has a massive “border wall” of edible rabies vaccine baits to prevent rabid animals from entering from the US. The recent outbreak of rabies came from a raccoon from southeastern NY who came via truck or train.
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".
P1jKL TIL that squirt consists almost entirely of urine, yes actually scientific papers have proven this
9wwd6 TIL Charles Darwin's grandson, also named Charles Darwin, was an accomplished physicist with notable work in quantum mechanics
5VPGr TIL a 79 year old woman at a dodgers baseball game in 2018 was killed when struck by a foul ball in the cheek