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TIL Nickelback’s debut album was released on September 11, 2001

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lwp1 TIL that a Canadian town is giving away free land. Dalhousie, New Brunswick’s population has dropped by 21% in 15 years, and is giving away parcels valued at up to C$50,000 to “anybody who’s interested — an entrepreneur or business. We’ll give ‘em the property”.
QJ5Xe TIL Moustapha Akkad produced the Halloween franchise. One of the few Syrians to reach international stardom as a producer and director in Hollywood. Akkad and his daughter, Rima, tragically died in the 2005 Amman bombings.
yQQ5v TIL a study estimates 2/3 of wisdom teeth extractions are medically unnecessary and the risks are exaggerated by the dental industry for profit
d8l8 TIL Rep. Joe Barton (R–Texas) is against wind energy because “wind is God’s way of balancing heat,” and fears that wind turbines will slow down the wind thus heating up the earth. He also claims wind is a “finite resource.”
41xa TIL: There is an Octopus species that cares for her eggs for 53 months, apparently not eating during this time, then dies. This brooding period is the longest known for any animal.