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TIL Canada has a strategic maple syrup reserve to ensure global supply in case of emergency.

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5waR TIL: “Van Halen!” were the last words spoken by Dimebag Darrel (Darrell Abbott), former guitarist of Pantera and Damageplan moments before he was shot and killed on stage.
KK6 TIL Nikola Tesla believed he invented a death ray that caused the Tunguska explosion.
rRbR0 TIL that France is the world’s biggest tourist destination, receiving nearly 20 million more visitors annually than the runner up, USA. This is doubly impressive when you consider that the US is over fifteen times the size of France.
MpDb TIL that more Police Officers have died due to 9/11 related illnesses as a result of their work at ground zero than in the attack itself. The numbers continue to grow.
8jM4 TIL Burger King gives out gold cards to celebrities, giving them a limitless supply of food at Burger King