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TIL that Canada produces over half of the world's lentils.

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8LlV TIL that in September 2006, Chinese Border Patrol guards opened fire on a group of Tibetan pilgrims moving slowly in deep snow, killing a 17-year-old girl. The incident is only known in the West because a Romanian mountain climber secretly recorded it
WkarX TIL hypnosis can be used as an alternative to general anesthesia in some surgeries (local anesthesia is still used). The practice of hypnosis during surgery to reduce pain has been around for centuries, and more than 34 clinical trials and numerous published papers have shown hypnosedation works.
jmWR TIL that the human race almost went extinct in 70,000 BCE when the Homo Sapien population dipped as low as 40 breeding pairs in the wake of the Toba volcanic explosion.
y6vJ TIL that in China, cigarette companies are allowed to sponsor schools, with slogans like “Genius comes from hard work. Tobacco helps you become talented.”
ADpY4 TIL Humpty Dumpty is not explicitly described as an egg and is theorized to be a metaphor for King Richard II, or a Cannon