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TIL Canada has a strategic maple syrup reserve

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j6edM TIL the opposite of Stockholm Syndrome is Lima Syndrome, named after Hostage Takers In Lima, Peru released over 500 of their hostages.
ewYL TIL that the original Gettysburg address was a disaster: no one expected Lincoln to show up, he wasn’t the key speaker, and the reaction from the audience was so muted that he considered the speech a failure
rZXo TIL that after its initial 90-day mission, the Opportunity Mars rover has been active on Mars for 13 years today.
8aXyb TIL: The Oakland County Child Killer, an uncaught serial killer who killed 4 children in Michigan. After he abducted his final victim, the victim’s mother published a letter, begging her son to return for his favourite meal; KFC. His body was found soon after. His last meal had been fried chicken.
Y9n7 TIL that a NASA scientist conducted a tongue-in-cheek experiment to see what animals drivers are more likely to hit, he placed rubber fakes on the side of the road and found that 6% of drivers intentionally swerve to hit them, tarantulas being hit the most.