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TIL about the Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist, where thieves stole ~$18 million worth of Maple Syrup from Quebec.

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6yWX TIL that the Roman Emperor Valentinian got so mad at Quadi envoys who blamed the Romans for a recent war between the two that he burst a blood vessel in his skull and died while yelling at them.
wLA57 TIL that during cold war, CIA conducted a $350 million cost secret project in 1974 called Project Azorian to recover a soviet submarine K-129 sunken in 1968 in the Pacific Ocean. It recovered only 1/3rd of the submarine, but the research lead to great advances in deep ocean drilling and mining.
LOXV TIL that Guy Ritchie challenged Jason Statham to impersonate an illegal street vendor and convince him to purchase fake jewelry as an audition for what would be Statham’s debut in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998).
LkpEv TIL that despite decades of deforestation, the Earth is getting greener
Dj7J TIL Star Wars Emperor Palpatine was based on a U.S. President. When asked if had been a jedi, George Lucas responded, “No, he was a politician. Richard M. Nixon was his name. He subverted the senate and finally took over and became an imperial guy and he was really evil.