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TIL Flamingos can drink boiling water

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kJGn4 TIL In Canada, pepper spray is illegal. If used on someone and causing serious bodily harm or environmental damage, it can lead to penalties of up to a $500,000 fine and up to 3 years in prison.
AJAd TIL if you make $16/hr in 2015, you’ll make more than the Prime Minister of India
PRje TIL Canada puts 10.7% of their GDP into health care and covers all citizens, while the US spends 17.1% and doesn’t
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ADJW7 TIL that the entire world's population could fit inside Los Angeles.