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TIL that Canada has possibly over 3 million lakes - that is more than all other countries combined! Thus, Canada has more fresh water than any other country and almost 9% of Canadian territory is water.

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9wwjp TIL that in Des Moines, Iowa (population 215k) has seven parking spots for every citizen. At any time, Des Moines could park 45% of Iowa's population.
j64Ev TIL the city of Melbourne, Australia has more skyscrapers (150m+) than the entirety of Texas or California
9YYkr TIL there are medical professionals pushing to make sugar a controlled substance. Among other things, they would like to see the FDA remove the "generally regarded as safe" classification of sugar.
D1LMP TIL about the Glasswing Butterfly, whose transparent wings make it nearly invisible while in flight. In Spanish speaking regions, it may also be referred to as espejitos, meaning "little mirrors."
9Y676 TIL Serbian is practically the only European language whose speakers are fully functionally digraphic: that is, they commonly use two different alphabets to read and write (Cyrillic and Latin)