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TIL of the Pig War between the US and Canada over disputed territory in Washington and BC. The only casualty was the pig.

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e0y1b TIL of 'teen courts,' which are used to prosecute adolescents in which the jury is made up of teenagers in order to lower the number of repeat offenders
YprnZ TIL that the United Nations is located in international territory sold to the UN for $8.5m by John D. Rockefeller.
lokEa A study published in the Indian Dermatology Online Journal found that smokers are two and half times more likely to develop premature gray hair than people who do not smoke.
awLwN TIL about Snorri Thorfinnsson, the first European to be born in North America. He was born near modern-day New England around the year 1000.
awgEL TIL forensic examination of the recently discovered skeleton of King Richard III shows he perished at the hands of assailants who hacked away pieces of his scalp and rammed spikes into his brain as the helmetless monarch knelt in the mud.