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TIL Scotland has its own species of wildcat, and it is endangered.

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9Yvxr TIL that in 1943, Canada declared the maternity ward of Ottawa Civic Hospital extraterritorial. This was done so that the newborn Princess Margriet of the Netherlands would derive her Dutch citizenship from her mother. The royal family had fled to Canada three years prior due to the Nazi occupation.
xVveD TIL about Joachim Rønneberg, who at 23 led a team of Norwegian saboteurs on cross country skis on a mission to destroy Hitler's chance at building an atomic bomb
QNKQL TIL that the de Bothezat helicopter was a quadcopter that first flew in 1922 and Thomas Edison called it the first successful helicopter.
BrJVx TIL of Jewel Shuping, a woman with normal eyesight, but who yearned to be blind. She eventually found a psychologist who was willing to help her in her quest. He dripped drain cleaner into her eyes, and 6 months later, she got her wish and completely lost her sight.
J1Bvv TIL Vending Machines Kill More People Than Sharks Every Year