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TIL that the Canadian province of Alberta does not have rats

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0dZeN TIL one of the world's most-played musicians is Minoru Mukaiya, who wrote unique jingles for over 110 train stations across Japan.
9E7m TIL that Oreo O’s were discontinued entirely in 2014 after the last company making them in South Korea intentionally contaminated them with E. coli.
KYD0G TIL laboratories practiced mouth pipetting when accessioning specimens “until the 1970s, when cheap mechanical pipettes became available.”
m1NKx TIL the reason why the Declaration of Independence is so faded isn't solely its age. In the 1800s, it was placed in front of a large window in the US Patent Office for 35 years.
D1rMv TIL Arthur Sackler, Purdue Pharma's founder who died before Oxycontin's release, established NYC's first racially integrated blood bank, discovered and advocated for gentler alternatives to electro-shock therapy, was a pioneer in using ultrasound technology, and an early anti-smoking crusader.