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TIL Bubble wrap is a good window insulator.

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J1ymm TIL of the Ipperwash Crisis, a land dispute between the Ojibway band and the Ontario government. One protestor was killed but ultimately led to the return of the land to the First Nation.
epZ1g TIL Wisconsin produces over half of all cranberries in the world. 5% is sold fresh: majority is for sauce, juice, dried fruit, etc. Settlers called the fruit “crane berry” cause the blossoms resemble the head of a Sandhill crane. It takes about 4,400 cranberries to make 1 gallon of juice.
R4A7 TIL in ancient Mesopotamia the Code of Hammurabi dictated that tavern owners, usually women, who watered down wine be sentenced to death by drowning.
R7QD4 TIL The last American born into slavery died in 1972 at age 110 after being hit by a car.
1aWjX TIL about an Australian man who was legally dead for 14 minutes, but came back to life to win the lottery twice.