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TIL that Canada has a free service to return lost keys to their owners - so far over 1.5 million keys have been returned

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oRY58 TIL Roly-Poly’s breathe through gills and are actually crustaceans, more related to shrimp and crabs than they are to insects. They also carry their babies in a pouch!
gr0dA TIL that IBM was also a military contractor in WW2 and produced M1 Carbines in 1943
QJn9X TIL that William Burroughs’ book “Naked Lunch” was written while high. (And banned under US obscenity laws)
Wkym4 TIL that North Korea still owes Sweden €300million for 1000 stolen Volvos 40 years ago
gMRry TIL The key of delicious fried rice is to keep it at high heat during cooking. It will dry the texture and make it taste better. No more mushy fried rice.