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TIL There is a maple syrup cartel in Canada and that thieves stole $18.7 million from their reserves.

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mbvP TIL Alcohol forms in berries as they ferment with the first frosts, and the birds that gorge on these winter fruits may get drunk more often than we think, scientists say
VyL8 TIL the top generals of both Canada and The United States met on multiple occasions to explore the possibility of creating a unified North American military force.
xVyPk TIL when Uranus was discovered it was called George for about 70 years
5Ygnp TIL on July 7, 2017 a flight landing in San Francisco descended to an altitude of 25m and as close as 9m laterally to four planes waiting below before aborting. 1,000 passengers were at imminent risk and with only seconds to spare, narrowly avoided "the greatest aviation disaster in history"
ZplP4 TIL that the Guinness World Record for the longest uninterrupted period of time spent playing video games is 138 hours, achieved by a teenager in Ohio