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TIL Joseph Stalin tried to have John Wayne assassinated.

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4kMBo Til, The largest border in France is shared with Brazil
njR9 TIL Chedder cheese is only orange because they dye it. Back in the day the color of cheese changed with season due to the cow’s diet. Farmers began dying it, this escalated to the current day orange color.
lo8ZV TIL One bite from the Lone Star Tick can cause a permanent allergy to meat.
4kkbb TIL about Nicole Camphaug, a Canadian Inuk fashion designer who promotes Inuit culture by creating contemporary Inuit fashion items. A pair of her sealskin high-heeled shoes are held at the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto.
xVwbb TIL Conservation efforts are saving the kākāpō on Codfish Island that are being threatened by the fungal infection Aspergillosis.