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TIL that Oreos in Canada are made with coconut oil, which apparently gives them a different taste than their US counterparts.

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GAkoN TIL: Algeria was once the #1 export of wine, pre-dating Roman rule and accounted for nearly two-thirds of international trade, until the mid 20th century.
woEO1 TIL: The AICPA (which is responsible for All CPAs in America), has a program known as the "Federal Key Person" for CPAs who know a Congressperson or a person who knows a Congressperson. They receive information from the AICPA when important matters arise, to privately inform their assigned target.
N7vO6 TIL a Canadian goose vs. bald eagle fight was caught on camera at a campground in British Columbia. The goose was pinned under the eagle's talons looking lifeless but scooted out, flew into a pond; the eagle pursued but the goose went underwater. The eagle then retreated to watch from a tree perch.
mRAR TIL that so many people died by ringing church bells in storms, due to the belief that it would disperse thunder, that the practice was banned by the Parlement of Paris
awZnb TIL of Ishmael LaBeet, who was convicted of murdering 8 in the US Virgin Islands in 1972. Still in custody, he hijacked the plane that was transferring him to a mainland US prison in 1984 and rerouted to Cuba, where he has lived ever since.