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TIL that the south-asian country of Bhutan is carbon-negative, meaning it absorbs carbon dioxide and spits out oxygen.

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9Y1JD TIL that Scotland gained its Northern Isles from the Kalmar Union (the combined kingdoms of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark) since the king of the Kalmar Union's daughter was getting married to the king of Scotland but the king of the Kalmar Union never paid the dowry so Scotland annexed the islands.
7864M TIL that in China during the Ming and Qing dynasties, maritime trading was banned to combat piracy. Back then, outsiders could only trade through Macau, but after the Opium Wars, the policy was relaxed.
eGDb TIL There is a bioplastic bag made out of Algae and Shrimp shells that you can drink and will not pollute the Earth
wLPWE TIL Cilantro and Coriander come from the same plant. Cilantro is the leaves, and Coriander is the seeds.
E1J9o TIL that Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation did not free slaves living in Tennessee (or any other state under Union control).