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TIL the Canadian province of Saskatchewan is so flat, its highest point is just some spot in the middle of a cow pasture

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p0pO TIL that due to the country’s ultra low fertility rate, South Koreans are projected to go extinct by the year 2750.
xwJD TIL that at the American Civil War Battle of Shiloh many of the soldier’s wounds glowed. Since those that did lived they called it the “Angel’s Glow.” Historians dismissed it. Turns out it was true and it was a caused by a parasite.
eoD4 TIL Wig theft was a problem in 18th Century England, with thieves using children, dogs, and monkeys to snatch the expensive wigs of wealthy people on the street.
yL6l TIL that Nissan used the number 23 in racing because the number 2 translates to ni. And, the number 3 translates to san. 23 translates to ni-san.
8PX TIL People in the middle ages did in fact not believe the earth was flat.