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TIL that prior to 2006, Canada Border Services Agency agents were not armed and were not allowed to arrest and detain individuals at the border for non-customs related violations of Canadian law.

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jNxn TIL Richard Nixon scrupulously maintained a massive list of political enemies, including Joe Namath, Bill Cosby, and the Otis Elevator Company
wL0lo TIL of Botswana’s vibrant metalhead scene, where heavy metal is combined with traditional African musical styles to create a unique type of music.
5YBO9 TIL of Miryang case, where a girl was assaulted by 41 high school boys, filmed, have to identify the suspects face-to-face but the perpetrators receive little to none punishment, some due to "have bright future"
OoBE6 TIL the first widely available antibiotic was not penicillin, but a drug called Prontosil. Prontosil and drugs derived from it saved millions of lives up till the 1960's. Its creator, a German named Gerhard Domagk, was awarded the Nobel Prize for his efforts.
4b0X TIL during the Siege of Baghdad, The Grand Library of Baghdad, containing countless precious historical documents and books on subjects from medicine to astronomy, was destroyed along with the House of Wisdom. The Tigris waters ran black with ink from the big quantities of books flung into the river