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TIL that Canada caught and removed more spies from the U.S than from any other country in the last ten years.

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6EM8Y Today I learned there was a West Virginia Woman, Sarah Brandon, who gave birth to 16 sons that were in the Civil War, 14 for the Union and 2 for the Confederacy.
b9Ngp TIL that Germany happens to be the only country that serves the McDonald’s McRib sandwich year round
a8YdZ TIL that Bismuth, the active ingredient in Pepto-Bismol, technically has no stable isotopes - however its most stable and common isotope has a half-life more than a billion times the age of the universe. (Some more facts in the comments)
OG411 TIL there is a rare phenomenon of lightning that strikes from the ground up into the sky
4Xlwa TIL that we have prescription drug ads on TV because of one young woman's job interview.