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TIL in 2010 a guy stranded in Saskatchewan wilderness cut down power poles with an axe to trigger a power outage, attracting utility rescue team

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vP48j TIL there’s a colour called International Orange.
yQgPV TIL All mammals (and possible all animals) have, within an order of magnitude, the same number of heart beats in their lifetime
0dEx5 TIL Zerão stadium’s center line is aligned with the equator according to Brazil’s geodetic system, splitting teams into different hemispheres. However, under the WGS84 system, the equator runs through the stands, placing the entire field in the northern hemisphere.
P1gGZ TIL in WW2, the US made 1.5 million Purple Heart medals because so many casualties were expected from the invasion of Japan. As this never happened, they are still using that stockpile of medals.
8an0X TIL it is illegal to try to convert people to any religion in Nepal