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TIL of Friendship Park, a shared park on the US-Mexico border that up until 2009, families were able to meet there at any time. Since then, additional layers of fence have made it impossible for any physical touch or even to see through it, and is only accessible from 10am to 2pm on weekends.

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ne4RG TIL of the Memorial Chamber in Canada’s Peace Tower. The name of every Canadian soldier killed is inscribed in one of several books on display. Each day, at precisely 11am, the pages are turned so that every name is visible at least once per year.
xVLM0 TIL bread is bad for ducks.
xVYRk TIL some apartment complexes are requiring dog owners to submit their pets’ DNA in order to catch and fine tenants who do not pick up their dog’s poop
MeRg0 TIL that Pres. Hoover once ordered the US army to attack US veterans. In 1932, 17,000 unemployed WWI vets camped at the Washington Mall to demand payment owed to them. Hoover ordered the army to clear the camp, so the veterans were attacked with bayonets, tear gas, and tanks.
Wk1XA TIL Robert Downey Jr was pulled over for speeding, but the officers quickly discovered Downey was naked and hallucinating allegedly throwing imaginary rats at the officers on the scene. On another occasion, Downey was discovered curled up in the fetal position behind a grungy LA hotel.