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TIL Canada shares a border with Denmark as of 2022 following the resolution of the “Whiskey Wars”

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P0KO TIL that the word “Aibohphobia”, meaning “fear of palindromes”, is a joke word deliberately constructed to be one.
awdB0 TIL: That China has a lower gdp per capita than Russia, Greece and Mexico
BrXmd TIL about Silvestre Herrera, a Mexican citizen and volunteer US soldier during WWII who received the Medal of Honor. He charged an enemy stronghold through a minefield, blowing off both of his feet. He continued fighting on his knees, pinning down the enemy and allowing his squad to capture it.
RVkw TIL that 8 of the 12 host cities for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil are on the list of the 50 most violent cities in the world (Brasilia, Fortaleza, Recife, Curitiba, Manaus, Cuiaba, Salvador, Belo Horizonte)
yVWv8 TIL that the top mathematics student at Cambridge University is known as the Senior Wrangler. In 1880 J. J. Thomson was so confident he was #1 that he sent his servant to find out how others had ranked. When Thomson asked "Who was Second Wrangler?", he was told "You were, sir"; Joseph Larmor was #1.