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TIL that Canada bas a strategic reserve of maple syrup stored in a 270,000 sq ft warehouse, containing over 55 million pounds of syrup, to help stabilize global syrup prices

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woAWJ TIL the Chicago Cubs have a following in Belize, because in the early 80's the only channel in the country was a pirate feed of WGN.
aJZb TIL that 3,278 Americans are serving life without parole for non-violent crimes, including petty crimes like shoplifting.
eYWJ TIL that Volkswagen won an Ig Nobel prize for “ for solving the problem of excessive automobile pollution emissions by automatically, electromechanically producing fewer emissions whenever the cars are being tested.”
gMG7X TIL every year Warsaw stands still to commemorate the Warsaw Uprising
e0MO6 TIL Pakistan used Indian currency notes from 1947 to 1948, Indian notes were stamped with ‘Government of Pakistan’ title | The Reserve Bank of India acted as the common currency authority for India and Pakistan until September 1948