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TIL the US-Canada Border is both the longest and least militarized border in the world

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JYKxm TIL There are more captive tigers in the USA (5000-10000) than there are remaining in the wild (3,900).
RWkw TIL: By age 23, 49% of black males, 44% of Hispanic males and 38% of white males have been arrested.
KYoeG TIL following a nighttime brawl in 2023 between rival gangs in which several suspects had full body Yakuza-style tattoos, South Korean prosecutors turned their attention to the tattoo artists they suspected of tattooing them, ultimately indicting 12 tattoo artists for providing tattoos illegally
wL4Zo TIL John C. Calhoun cast the most tie-breaking votes of any American Vice President
R4gQ TIL the names on the 9/11 Memorial are arranged by relationship, instead of alphabetically, in order to preserve the bonds of family and friendship, and to show the connections between people who changed each others’ lives that day.