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TIL that The Great Lakes are 21% of the worlds fresh water supply and that Ontario Power Generation is planning to bury radioactive nuclear waste one mile away.

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yVORl TIL of the 300 club. The 300 Club is a small number of individuals who have endured a temperature difference of 300 °F (167 °C) within minutes. Ohh and they do it nude!
9w0Mm TIL beets can turn your pee red 😅
4kL5o TIL of the President's (Bush 43) 100 Degree Club. Run a 5K or Bike 10mi at his Crawford Ranch once the thermometer hits triple digits, and you get a custom Under Armour shirt as well as a picture with the President.
Jypk TIL Canada and US border doesn’t touch - there is a 20ft gap running all 5500 miles.
QNJ8p TIL the Cheetah Conservation Fund imports Turkish Kangal dogs to Namibia and Kenya to help protect livestock, which in turns decreases the killing of cheetah's by farmers by reducing the amount of animals they lose to cheetahs.