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TIL Communist Czechoslovak leader Alexander Dubcek was removed from office due to the Czechoslovak national hockey team defeating the Soviet hockey team

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BERW TIL a key ingredient in root beer (sassafras root) was found to be carcinogenic and banned in 1960 by the FDA. Artificial versions are now generally used instead
nWj7P TIL farmers collected the bones from major battlefields like the Battle of Waterloo and the Battle of Austerlitz to crush them and re-fertilize their depleted farm soil.
oReMo TIL: Aimo Koivunen was the first documented case of a soldier overdosing on meth during combat. During WW2, feeling tied he took his squad's entire supply of Army issued Pervitin (meth). He then entered a state of delirium, hit a land mine, and subsisted on pine buds and one bird for a week.
JYjyk TIL Canadians are entitled to receive a free flag from the government ($150 value), but the waiting period is 99 years
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