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TIL that the original London bridge is now located in Lake Havasu City, Arizona

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ADLa4 TIL In addition to being the second largest country on earth, Canada’s coastline is the longest in the world. At 243,042 km, it is over four times longer than the number two country (Indonesia), and six times longer than the earth’s circumference.
wGNY TIL that in 1984 the Key West Police Department was declared a criminal enterprise.
16RAr TIL that due to a former Irish crewman re-stealing his stolen booty, Welsh pirate 'Black Bart' believed all Irish were dishonest. When word got out about Barts prejudice, people he tried to force into piracy would often fake an Irish accent in order to escape a life on the high seas.
jNjJp TIL holding in farts can lead to bad breath, this is due to excess methane traveling through the bloodstream and leading into the lungs where it's exhaled.
R59y6 TIL Mongolia has a traditional type of air dried meat called borts. The meat is usually beef, camel, or goat and is cut into thin strips that are then hung up to dry from November to December when the temperature falls below -16’C over 6 to 7 days.