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TIL that the most valuable company in Europe isn't the French giant LVMH, it's the Danish Ozempic seller (+1000% profit) Novo Nordisk

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7gXO TIL during World War II, prisoners of war in Canada were treated so nicely that they didn’t want to leave Canada when released.
XE5xk TIL that in 2006, Channel 4's "Gadget Show" tested the durability of an 'Indestructible USB' by cooking it with propane, freezing it with dry ice, submerging it in acidic liquids, running over it in a Jeep, and firing it against a wall with a mortar cannon - all data was recovered from the USB.
Kr9a TIL Ursula and Sabina Eriksson, two swedish twin sisters, had a “shared psychosis” and ran into oncoming traffic on a highway while on holliday in the UK. [NSFW video]
1aGJ8 TIL of Ben L. Salomon, a dentist in the Battle of Saipan whose field hospital was overrun by the Japanese. He provided cover fire for the wounded to escape and then manned a machine gun for additional cover fire. When his body was found, 98 dead enemy soldiers were piled in front of his position.
KYAXE TIL All giant pandas in zoos around the world are on loan from China