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TIL: Most countries don’t actually rely on credit scores

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d87x7 TIL The first gun in Canadian history was a matchlock musket introduced by Sir Humphrey Gilbert when he arrived in Newfoundland in 1583. The first guns made in Canada date back to the 1830s when William Gurd of York built guns that had locks converted from flintlocks
0eWL TIL That United States Patent #6630507 is a direct contradiction to the USA stance on Marijuana. | The Department of Health and Human Services has patented the use of Cannabinoids as a neuroprotectants and to treat neurodegenerative diseases.
BgKdy TIL that, because of bleaching agents and hairspray, hairdressers are at very high risk of developing lung disease.
771P Til the Namib Desert Beetle drinks water from the fog, as it moves across the desert. The droplets collect on the beetle’s shell & trickle down to its mouth. The shells architecture is being studied for water harvestation.
OoXJL Today I learned: Extremely out of date bananas are superior to fresh Bananas in a smoothie. Overall taste is amplified with the sweetness from the stale(but perfectly Safe) banana. The texture also becomes a lot smoother thus increasing the overall smoothie experience.