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TIL that three people stole $18 million dollars worth of Maple Syrup in Quebec. This was over the course of about a year.

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ANW6d TIL about Ron Hunt, a construction worker who was impaled through his eye and skull by and 18inch long, 1.5 inch diameter drill bit and survived. (X-ray in comments)
KG1E TIL Japan has a lifetime employment system where large companies hire regular employees right out of school and keep them until retirement and new employees are chosen for their general potential, not because of any special skills or training.
X07NQ TIL in the Netherlands you can opt in or out of receiving junk mail from your mail carrier by placing a "ja" (yes) or "nee" (no) sticker on your mail slot
rnGW TIL that in Texas in 2009, a Craigslist escort took $150 from a man, refused to have sex, then got in a car and left. The man sprayed her car with his AK-47, killing her. He was acquitted because state law permits the “use of deadly force to recover property during a nighttime theft.”
4Z6 TIL that the moon is actually exceptionally dark, and has a similar reflectivity to coal. It appears white in comparison to the darker sky around it.