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TIL in 2012, thieves stole $30 million in maple syrup from Canada’s strategic maple syrup reserve

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nWVN9 TIL During WW2, the Japanese Navy developed the "San Shiki" anti-aircraft shell. Weighing 3000lb and 18 inches wide, it was to be fired from Battleships and when exploded, created a 5m long flame burning at 3000 Celsius for enemy planes to fly through.
Mwpm TIL Star Wars the Force Awakens spent $50M more on advertising and trailers ($250M) than they did on production ($200M)
yVyWw TIL -40° Celsius is the same temperature as -40 Fahrenheit°.
VMX48 TIL that humans are the only mammals with a very distinct and visible iris and pupil in contrast with the rest of the eye (sclera) which is white, probably because we evolved as more cooperative animals so following another person's gaze became important in communications.
oBMAA TIL During WW1, prohibitionists in the US successfully used anti-German sentiment to rally against alcohol, since many brewers were German or of German ancestry.