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TIL 10 million pounds of syrup was stolen from The Canadian governments reserve.

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ADVZ4 TIL that instead of Santa, Catalonia has Tio de Nadal the shitting Christmas log. Traditionally, a family brings a log inside and the children “feed” it before Christmas. Then on Christmas Day they literally beat the shit out it, because if they fed it well enough it will shit out presents.
aByy TIL the largest nuclear disaster in the U.S. was at Santa Susana Field Laboratory in CA and it released 240 times the amount of radiation than the incident at Three Mile Island
VMkgZ Airbus has started testing an aircraft that can fly more than 20 hours without needing to refuel. The A350-900 XWB will go into service for Singapore Airlines next year, flying passengers between Singapore and New York City on a 19-hour trip — nearly an hour longer than the longest current flight.
6EjM7 TIL despite not being involved with the company for decades, Steve Wozniak remains an employee at Apple and still gets a salary because nobody will fire him
loDrA TIL there are portions of the oceans that are essentially deserts if you only look at the amount of rainfall they receive.