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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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R7r71 TIL That Despite it consistently ranking among the lowest in GDP per capita, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has an estimated $24 trillion in untapped minerals, having 70% of the world's coltan, a third of it's cobalt, over 30% of its diamond reserves, and a tenth of its copper.
Wk7MX What can liquefy its limbs, throw up its own stomach and still live? Echinoderms, a group of sea creatures that can regenerate their own body parts! In this episode of Today I Learned, National Geographic Explorer Paul Bump tells you all about echinoderm’s incredible capacity for regeneration.
69Zl TIL that there are actual anti-drugs out there. Anti-weed, anti-LSD, and anti-heroin drugs have been developed in order to give the user the opposite effect of their more illegal counterparts.
LkVDv TIL of Dick Assman, a Canadian gas station employee that was propelled to fame by his name. His father's name was Adolf Assman.
mY5P TIL that Marijuana (and hemp) in the US was actively suppressed by some of the richest men in the country to protect their interests in the newsprint and nylon markets.