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TIL there are several land disputes between US and Canada

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5VK4R TIL the O2 arena in Greenwich has 12 giant pillars jutting out of the roof to represent the 12 hours on a clock face, and the 12 months of the year. It also has a 365-meter diameter to represent the days in the year, and a 52-meter height to represent the weeks in a year.
a8V4y TIL that the Boy Scouts of America was founded in 1910, and was actually based on a similar Boy Scout movement that had began in England just a couple of years prior.
vQQx TIL in 1997, Sir Patrick Stewart put on and starred in a “photo negative” production of Othello. He starred as a white Othello opposite a black cast. It was the first time this concept was used.
VBgb0 TIL The bacteria that cause leprosy are obligate intracellular parasites and therefore can't be cultured in vitro
b8e0 TIL In December 2005, a doctor in England published research suggesting that girls often go through a stage where they hate their Barbie dolls and subject them to a range of punishments, including decapitation and placing the doll in a microwave oven.