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TIL that the Canada-Denmark Territorial Conflict over Hans Island escalates to Danish military going there and leaving a bottle of schnapps and a sign proclaiming “Welcome to the Danish Island” and then Canadian military forces leaving a bottle of Canadian Club and a sign saying, ‘Welcome to Canada"

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