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TIL the allies had an alcoholic Nazi-hating bear to help them in WWII

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VJjD TIL there is a long-standing and heated territorial dispute between Canada and Denmark over an uninhabited island. Interestingly, if the island is split in half as recently proposed, it would double the number of land borders of each country.
JXBk TIL North Carolina’s Lumbee Indians learned that the KKK were holding a rally against them nearby. The Native Lumbees attacked at night, outnumbering the Klansman 5:1, and drove them off.
neEgb TIL that Kentucky has 2 million more barrels of bourbon aging than total population.
BBXy TIL that in 2001 Steve Buscemi was stabbed in the throat, head, and arm during a barroom brawl. Vince Vaughn was also in the brawl, and was maced and arrested for brutalising one of Buscemi’s attackers.
eJpk TIL Elephants can be right or left-tusked the same way humans have a dominant hand. Their dominant tusk is usually more worn down.