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

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j04p TIL of a Hepatitis A outbreak at 2 Subway locations in Seattle. The staff weren’t washing their hands properly or using gloves, thus spreading infected fecal matter. One victim, a 6 yr old boy, suffered acute liver failure and required a liver transplant. He was awarded $10 million out of court.
jMnn TIL Hazel McCallion (91) of Mississauga has been mayor there for 34 years. Among her many accolades, she once talked someone out of suicide by telling them the police and paramedics had more important things they could be doing.
v1xY8 TIL while the 1994 McLaren F1 had a 3.2 second 0-60 time, less than 15 years later similar times (3.4s) were achieved by far cheaper cars like the Porsche 911 Turbo or even Chevrolet Corvette Z06.
kOdLd TIL The word 'fascinating' comes from the word 'fascinum' which was an ancient roman amulet of a flying penis, used a a protection charm
J1w08 TIL that Richard Nixon visited high Vietnam War protestors one morning at 4 AM