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TIL Exposure to platinum causes snails to turn into slugs

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kOm45 TIL The 49th Parallel, a 5,525-mile long border between Canada and the United States of America is the longest undefended international boundary in the world. However, it is not without disagreements. The Northwest Passage, claimed by Canada, are viewed as international shipping waters by the U.S.
VMXlB TIL That when the VOICE hotline was set up earlier this year for reporting criminal activity of illegal aliens, it was flooded with calls reporting space aliens and Bigfoot sightings
gaRy TIL An American woman sent her adopted Russian Orphan back on a plane to Russia with a note saying “I no longer wish to parent this child”.
58Ak TIL that billionaire Mark Cuban wrote: “The most patriotic thing you can do: bust your ass and get rich. Make a boatload of money. Pay your taxes. Lots of taxes. Hire people. Train people. Pay people. Spend money on rent, equipment, services. Pay more taxes.”
d45E TIL that nuclear waste can be turned into glass.