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TIL that a group of Belgian authorities have trained giant rats to sniff out land mines planted in Africa

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kJo1E TIL: the legalisation of CB radio in 1981 briefly caused a craze for the devices in the UK: even ranking among the most popular Christmas gifts that year.
jnwa TIL Concerned about the number of cobras in Delhi, British colonial officials created a bounty, only to discover secret cobra farms created to collect the bounty. When the officials shut down the program the farms released their snakes, meaning they had far more cobras than before they started.
bwoN TIL that Canada still exports mass amounts of Asbestos to developing countries with no safety regulations, and prevents safety regulations being put into place
8el58 TIL about "fake" animal rescue videos where animals are put in a situation where they need to be rescued by the rescuers themselves
j618M TIL almost all rice contains arsenic, a Group 1 carcinogen. Research found that 50% of rice consumed in the United Kingdom intended for infant consumption exceeded the required levels of arsenic. However, scientists found a method of cooking rice that removes much of the arsenic.