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xVMxk TIL that as compensation for claiming New Amsterdam (New York) from the Dutch in 1667, the English relinquished claims to the disputed South American territory of Suriname. Today, Suriname is the only independent country in the Americas where most people speak Dutch.
neQdW TIL that in two of the 145 instances of homicide recorded in the London eyre court rolls of 1278, two of these resulted over quarrels breaking out after a game of chess.
4VaX TIL Apple doesn’t pay for product placement in TV and movies, yet it’s products appeared in 891 tv shows in 2011 alone.
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MdZW TIL that Ontario has a massive “border wall” of edible rabies vaccine baits to prevent rabid animals from entering from the US. The recent outbreak of rabies came from a raccoon from southeastern NY who came via truck or train.