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TIL about the "Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist," a crime where thieves stole nearly 3,000 tons of maple syrup valued at about $18 million from a Quebec warehouse between 2011 and 2012.

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p8y1G TIL that the reason eggs are refrigerated in the US, unlike most of the world, is because eggs are washed which removes the natural barrier for bacteria.
N74WJ TIL in 1842, the British had an army of 16,000 men retreating from Kabul, Afghanistan. Only one man survived after losing some of his skull, protected by a magazine stored in his hat. He arrived in Jalalabad and when asked where the army was, he stated "I am the army".
j6PYE TIL that Ronald Reagan opposed a bill that allowed a teacher to be fired for advocating homosexuality.
6ZQJ TIL Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys picked up the tab for the Manson Family’s gonorrhea treatment.
6WBJ TIL that the age of consent in Japan is only 13 years old.