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TIL there are several land disputes between US and Canada

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Y7J8W TIL a 2005 Harris Interactive poll conducted over the phone asked U.S. adults if they always washed their hands after various situations. 91% said they always washed their hands after using public restrooms but when observers went to U.S. public restrooms they found only 83% of the people there did.
M7Knb TIL that in 2005 Akira Toriyama the creator of Dragon Ball Z designed an electric car called the QVOLT. Only 9 of them were ever made.
05gv TIL that a long-term 30-years study found that post-operation Transgender persons are 20x more likely to commit suicide when compared to the general population
5V799 TIL that in 1995, Eli Roth wrote & directed a student film called "Restaurant Dogs"- an homage to Quentin Tarantino's 1992 film Reservoir Dogs. 10 years later, Tarantino would serve as an executive producer on Roth’s second feature film, "Hostel".
P1j5V TIL that It’s proven dogs can understand and recognize up to 250 words and gestures, making them one of the most skilled species studied in these tasks. It has been suggested that, with training, some may even recognize and respond to more than 1,000 different words!