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TIL that the US has a small piece of land “stuck” in Canada.

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LNYd TIL: Americans create 250 million tons of trash, and 134 million tons ends up in landfills. By recycling and composting 87 million tons of our garbage, we eliminated more than 183 million metric tons of Co2, which is like getting rid of the annual emissions of 34 million cars.
BlLK TIL that London is still paying rent to the Queen on a property leased in 1211 and the rent consists of 2 knives, 6 horseshoes and 61 nails
OoZ0L TIL crime in Japan has been on the decline for 14 years and is a country with too many police with not enough crime. The only demographic of criminals on the rise is the elderly with Japanese over 65 committing crime four time more than they did before.
EYlV TIL that while Shawshank Redemption never won an Academy Award, the movie Speed won 2.
ANJWd TIL Switzerland has enough nuclear fallout shelters to accommodate its entire population.