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TIL Vacation Time In Canada Is Less Than Any Developed Country.

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lodNa TIL That in July of 2000, the Taliban banned growing Poppies in Afghanistan, and succeeded in reducing production by 99%. This success was short lived however, ending when the Taliban was overthrown by the United States. Afghanistan poppies now account for roughly 90% of the global heroin trade.
78n4x TIL about the Memory of the World Programme: an international initiative launched to safeguard the documentary heritage of humanity. It includes, for example, the Gutenberg Bible, Symphony No. 9 by Beethoven, and humanity's first recordings of its own voice
K7nB TIL that if you play dead in order to kill or capture an enemy in a war scenario, you are committing a war crime according to the Geneva Convention!
EbA0 TIL the fruit versus vegetable debate depends on the botanical or culinary definition. Botanically, eggplants, bell peppers and tomatoes are fruits while in culinary terms, they are considered vegetables.
D77J TIL that scientists recently took the EEG signals from a person experiencing a convulsive seizure and converted them to tones that fell within the acoustic spectrum of the human voice. The results will send chills up your spine.