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TIL that Canadians Citizens/Passport holders do not require a visa for visits/trips under 90 days to The Netherlands, another show of gratitude for Canada's aid during WW2.

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xVvbw TIL Eight "Sea Shepherd" activists were arrested in 1979 for violating the Seal Protection Act, for spraying a thousand seal pups with permanent red dye; rendering their pelts useless for hunters.
mx7wy TIL that in during WW2, an American bomber -ye olde pub- was nearly shot down. A German fighter gave chase and once in range, he noticed the dead and injured crew and the terror in the pilots face. He didn’t attack and escorted the plane. Both pilots survived the war and finally met in 1990
9YMnM TIL that camels and humans are the only non-aquatic mammals that do not eat their placenta.
mrMM TIL that a freelance photographer for the NY post took a photo of a man climbing out of the way of a subway train, rather than helping him. The picture ran the next day front page with the title “DOOMED!” His excuse was that he was trying to warn the driver with his camera’s flash.
d4VZ TIL that there is a sergeant on the California State Patrol who is called “The Guardian of the Golden Gate Bridge.” He has stopped hundreds of people from jumping into the water.