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TIL there is an IKEA store and restaurant in Manitoba, Canada

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pBb TIL eggs do not need to be refrigerated unless they come from US or Canadian stores
gMJO7 TIL skunk spray is toxic to dogs. It can cause anemia and organ damage that if severe enough could kill them : (
VvxQ TIL that during the 2005 French riots, up to 1408 cars were burned per night across the country. The government declared that the riots had ended when, after three weeks of chaos, only 98 cars were burned per night (“return to a normal situation everywhere in France”).
7adL TIL - Most of the smoke billowing up from a space shuttle launch is not exhaust. It is water vapor from the pool of water under the shuttle designed to absorb the acoustic shock waves that could otherwise tear the shuttle apart.
p718 TIL that in 2007 a recording of the Kent State shootings was discovered that shows that guardsmen were ordered to fire. The DOJ determined there were insurmountable legal obstacles to reopening the case.