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TIL that it is illegal for certain Canadians and all Canadian companies to comply with US sanctions against Cuba

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RRy8 TIL there is a 3rd order enclave of India inside of Bangladesh. This piece of land, which belongs to India, resides inside a piece of Bangladesh which resides inside a piece of India that resides about 10 miles inside of Bangladesh.
PYjJZ TIL the Japanese invaded Kiska, Alaska during WWII. This was the first time that the continental United States was occupied by a foreign power since the War of 1812.
xLl5 TIL that bread becomes stale not because it dries out, but because its starches degelatinize and crystalize, creating a hard, leathery texture.
vDZj TIL that the movies Blade Runner, Total Recall, Minority Report, A Scanner Darkly, The Adjustment Bureau, Screamers and Paycheck (among others) are all based on short stories by author Philip K. Dick (1928 – 1982)
woVD8 TIL President John Tyler, America's tenth president, would later get elected to a seat in the Confederate House of Representatives shortly before his death.