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

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0nQ1 TIL that the body of an astronaut killed in the Columbia disaster was found to have been looted and her wedding ring stolen. Plans by Texas Rangers and her widower to find the thief by informing the public were allegedly suppressed because “…it would not be good publicity for NASA.”
QNd5k TIL Mozart died at 35, and wrote 800 pieces, 22 pieces every year he lived.
Bgbnx TIL that laser sights were introduced in 1979, but only took off in popularity with consumers after Arnold Schwarzenegger prominently used one in “The Terminator.”
9YQVQ TIL an Aboriginal man planted a flag on the cliffs of Dover in 1988 and claimed England for the Aborigines
LQdeP TIL in 1660, a man disappeared and his items were found cut and sprinkled in blood. It was claimed that his brother and mother had killed him and dumped his body in a pond. No body was found but they were found guilty and hanged. The man reappeared in 1662, claiming to have been abducted by pirates