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TIL that Greek yoghurt is simply regular yoghurt that’s been strained

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R7PY4 TIL that while the US allows the rBST hormone in dairy cattle, Canada has banned it because of its negative effects on health and wellness of cows; Canada also has higher quality milk due to its lower Somatic Cell Count.
d8GjE TIL: J.R.R Tolkien was rejected for a Nobel Prize, in 1961, on the grounds of his poor storytelling.
JNWk TIL there was a satirical study published in the British Medical Journal in 2003 in response to the antivaccination movement titled “Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma related to gravitational challenge”. It’s conclusion? Throw antivaxxers out of planes without parachutes.
KYoME TIL in 2012, a group of Mexican scientists intentionally crashed a plane to see which seats have the most chance of survival
695P8 TIL Martin-Baker, a manufacturer of airplane ejection systems and seats, has a club for everyone who uses their seats to eject and survives