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TIL Canada and the Danish Realm share an international land border on tiny barren island

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b6jxj TIL in 1974 the British Army occupied Heathrow Airport without the knowledge of the Prime Minister Harold Wilson. The Army claimed it was anti-terror training but many believed it was part of a secret plot named 'Clockwork Orange'.
D1EwV TIL the American woodcock has the largest visual field of not only any bird, but of any terrestrial vertebrate because its large eyes are set far back and high on its head, causing its brain to be flipped upside down.It rocks back and forth while foraging and eats its body weight in worms every day.
8e44 TIL that Chevy Chase and Anderson Cooper are cousins.
l7Gl1 TIL Jack Merrill, actor from Law and Order and Grey's anatomy, was abducted by John Wayne Gacy, aka the Killer Clown.
l7Y7N TIL "cretinism" is an outdated medical term for congenital hypothyroidism, which can lead to mental impairment. It's most often caused by iodine deficiency, and over 100 countries mandate iodized salt as a preventative measure