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TIL Canada adopted its current Maple Leaf flag in 1965, because Egypt objected to Canadian peacekeepers wearing the Red Ensign (it included the British Union Jack), as Britain was a belligerent party since the 1956 Suez Canal Crisis.

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OoMnR TIL of a study that showed Empathic People Get Burned Out Easily, Scientists Recommend Compassion Instead
bej9 TIL Kowloon Walled City once existed in Hong Kong with an estimated population density of 3,250,000 people per square mile. No laws or rules governed the city and had the highest rates of prostitution, gambling, and drug use. Video documentary in comments.
neBBW TIL of Abul Bajandar, sometimes referred to as the tree man.His hands and feet grew foot-long, gnarled "roots," skin lesions that left him unable to feed himself, move around, work, or wear standard clothing. He had to undergo more than 25 surgeries remove the growths in his hands and feet.
gMnJ4 TIL Some landscaping companies use goats to get rid of invasive plant growth rather than machines and pesticides.
4VYN TIL paper cuts hurt so bad because paper does more microscopic damage to the skin, and there often isn’t blood to protect nerves afterwards.