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Ooow7 TIL that the entire US-Canada border is defined by a 20 ft. deforested area called "The Slash".
KOxJE TIL that a U.S. Department of Defense Strategic Command has documents that describes a plan for defending against zombies. It is used as a means of training students in military planning.
J189k TIL about Sharon Campbell-Rayment, a Canadian woman who developed a Scottish accent after suffering a fall while horse back riding. Her condition is a result of Foreign Accent syndrome
16GVX TIL that there is a desert in Poland called the Błędów Desert (meaning the "mistake desert"). It is Central Europe's largest accumulation of loose sand and during WWII, the German military used to train there in preparation for the deserts of North Africa.
oRK67 TIL Australia's first ever medal won at the Winter Olympics was a gold medal in Short Track Skating and the skater, Steven Bradbury, was dubbed "the accidental hero" after winning in a very bizarre sequence of his rivals colliding in all the elimination phases (quarter-finals, semi-finals and final)