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TIL Canada has been sued more times through free-trade provisions than any other developed country, mainly by the US and Mexico for implementing environmental legislation.

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b6myp TIL Switzerland is the only member of the WTO (World Trade Organization) who calculates customs duties on industrial goods by weight, not value, since 1848. This 'ad pondus' method, favoring lighter, high-value goods, contrasts with the common 'ad valorem' system.
neMr9 TIL of Hawaii's "Forbidden Isle", an island bought by a Scottish woman for $10,000 in 1864. Access to the island or its 170 inhabitants requires special permission from the woman's great-great grandsons, who still own and control the island.
awJyL TIL in 1999 Kevin Smith joined in a protest against his own movie Dogma, and was even interviewed by the local news under his friends name, Bryan Johnson.
l7J7B TIL Legendary singer song writer Bobbie Gentry ('Ode to Billy Joe', 'Fancy', etc) abruptly quit the music business at the height of her fame in 1982 and disappeared. To this day it is not known where she went, what she did, or where she currently resides. All efforts to contact her have failed.
9Yd8D TIL there are seven people who hold the keys to the worldwide internet security and they meet 4 times a year