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

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QJl76 TIL In Ancient Rome, the working class would evacuate entire cities in acts of revolt called "Secessions of the Plebeians." After leaving the elite to fend for themselves, commercial transactions would stop, and workshops would have to close.
6Ek8W TIL orca cultural traditions are so powerful that one population is in decline because it is reluctant to eat other foods and mate with other cultures.
XXg8 TIL Grand Central Station in NYC is radioactive due to the natural radioactive elements found in the granite used in its construction. If Grand Central Station were a nuclear power plant, it would be shut down for exceeding the maximum allowable annual dose of radiation for employees.
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