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TIL that Canada has the third-largest oil reserves in the world.

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7g8r TIL The Molotov bread basket was a high-explosive incendiary bomb used on Finland that was named after Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov, after he claimed Russia was not dropping bombs on Finland, but merely airlifting food to starving Finns.
neoZ9 TIL The word 'mortgage' literally means 'death pledge'
oBppL TIL that when Apple released the LaserWriter printer in 1985 it had a built-in programming language, its own RAM and used the same CPU as the original Macintosh, but running at a higher speed. Because of this, the LaserWriter printer had the most processing power in Apple's product line at that time
o9ZW TIL the “strangest” battle of WWII refers to the Battle for Castle Itter the only battle in the war in which Americans and Germans fought as allies.
xVLMb TIL that two inmates sued the state of Alabama, claiming the cramped space in their cell was a cruel and unusual punishment. The state argued that students at Auburn University actually paid to live in even smaller living space in the Magnolia Dorm. The inmates lost the case.