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TIL about the history of Alberta's extensive and effective rat control solution making it the only Canadian province to still be considered rat free

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ovQK TIL 90% of all Canadians live within 100 miles of the US border.
woyb8 TIL the video game 'Tropico' where you play as a dictator was banned in Thailand after Thailand's military coup on May 22, 2014 stating it might affect the peace and order of the country.
69ARm TIL that during the state opening of parliament in 1845, the Duke of Argyll accidentally dropped the Imperial State Crown, causing £150 (23,000$ today) worth of damage. Of the accident, Queen Victoria wrote in her diary:" [The Crown] was all crushed and squashed, like a pudding that had set down."
ggZb TIL that Japanese handsaws cut on the pull stroke, which is more efficient, whereas American handsaws cut on the push stroke.
nGQ7 TIL if a person has had part of their body crushed in an accident and trapped for more than 15 minutes, you should NOT free them without medical personnel on the scene. Crushed muscles break down into toxic byproducts, and releasing the pressure lets these flow into the body, killing the person.