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TIL that the highest point in the Netherlands is Mount Scenery, located in the Caribbean.

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6vKw TIL there was a cancelled animated show called “Clone High” that was about a government ran high school. The students were clones of famous people, such as Abraham Lincoln, Joan of Arc, Mahatma Gandhi, Cleopatra, and John F. Kennedy.
KY8j6 [TIL] Sushi, or vinegared rice, was initially used as a preservative for a dish called narezushi (馴れ寿司). The fermented rice was packed around raw salted fish, which in turn fermented and preserved the fish for months. Once the fish was consumed, the rice was thrown away.
Ooja6 TIL: In 1841 during a naval battle between Argentina and Uruguay, the ship from Uruguay ran out of cannonballs. The captain ordered his men to shove the hard balls of cheese they had onboard into the cannons and to fire those. The cheese tore holes in the Argentine ship's sails and killed 2 sailors.
QJgdd TIL that the Shakopee Mdewakanton are believed to be the richest tribe in American history as measured by individual personal wealth: Each adult, according to court records and confirmed by one tribal member, receives a monthly payment of around $84,000, or $1.08 million a year.
kJ145 TIL Common Smoke detectors in Russia use weapons grade Plutonium-239 for the source.