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TIL There is a movie from 1995 about the USA invading Canada, a satire where the President needs a distraction from internal affairs

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loeR5 TIL that in 1958, Chairman Mao ordered the killing of all sparrows since they threatened crops. It backfired, since the near-extinction of the sparrows lead to more bugs eating crops. This resulted in the deaths of forty-five million people.
Bg1Ny TIL on the Yap Islands, locals use a giant carved stone as currency and it never exchanges hands, someone will own it in name and use the idea of ownership as a payment method.
b9kZ TIL a hamdog is a hot dog wrapped in beef, deep-fried, and covered in chili, fries, and egg. The University of Arkansas says it should never be eaten.
jNbkj TIL of Vozrozhdeniya Island, a piece of land that was once in the Aral Sea and home to an abandoned Soviet bioweapons research facility
QNDwd TIL in 1981 a dog won against two humans for honorary mayor of a California town. In response, Chinese newspaper "People's Daily" reported this as an example of the failings of Western democracy