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TIL Greenland is part of North America

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kaX7 TIL in Russia many doctors “treat” alcoholism by surgically implanting a small capsule into their patients. The capsules react so severely with alcohol that once the patient touches a single drop, they instantly acquire an excruciating illness of similar intensity to acute heroin withdrawal
RZ04 TIL: That Miami has never recorded a temperature over 100°F
84kG TIL that the majority of war hammers looked more like regular claw hammers on poles than the huge mallets we imagine
REO6 TIL the US allows meat packaging to contain carbon monoxide, used to keep the meat looking fresh. It does not aid in actual preservation of meat. It works so well, though, Congress was shown fresh beef and beef that was 2 years old (preserved with CO). They were indistinguishable.
aX7A TIL: 27 US States lie partly or are completely North of Canada’s most southern point of land (Middle Island)