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TIL that since 2023, Canada shares a land border with the Kingdom of Denmark

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GX0Q TIL that the only Amish man in history to be charged with murder disemboweled his wife in front of their two children.
gMBZ4 TIL at age 17, Brock Lesnar joined the Army National Guard, where he was assigned to an office job after his red-green colorblindness was deemed hazardous to his desire to work with explosives
Kkd9 TIL Alnwick Garden, in Northern England, is considered the most deadly garden on earth and is a tourist attraction. Over 100 toxic plants are on walk through display, including species that can cause guests to fall unconsciousness from toxic fumes.
b9wlj TIL about Judith Catchpole, a young maidservant in the colony of Maryland, who was tried in 1656 for witchcraft and killing her newborn child. The judge summoned an all-female jury, who determined that Judith did not kill her child - in fact, there were no signs that Judith had even been pregnant.
4XA5a TIL that in 1950, to test the potential impact of a biological attack, the US Navy released a supposedly harmless bacteria over San Francisco, hospitalizing several people and killing one.