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TIL that the entire US-Canada border is defined by a 20 ft. deforested area called "The Slash".

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9YY0m TIL There Are More Captive Tigers in The United States Than Tigers in the Wild
ZpKaa TIL about the Cotswold Olimpick Games, an annual public celebration of games and sports held in the Cotswolds of England. Events included horse-racing, coursing with hounds, running, jumping, dancing, sledgehammer throwing, fighting with swords and cudgels, quarterstaff, shin-kicking, and wrestling
yVG8V TIL Coal-shovelling competitions are a thing
gr949 TIL women who have their first full-term pregnancy at an early age have a decreased risk of developing breast cancer later in life
dDV0j TIL that in 2020, to educate the public about misinformation, researchers used AI to have Richard Nixon deliver the never-used "In Event of Moon Disaster" Apollo 11 speech.