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TIL 40% of fresh produce is wasted and not sold in stores because it “looks ugly”

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Rd81 TIL: That the Soviet Diplomat Molotov was reportedly the only man to ever “shake hands” with Stalin, Lenin, Hitler, Himmler, Göring, Roosevelt and Churchill.
XEV1j TIL that the famous World Heritage site of Babylon’s most recent addition of destruction was by Saddam Hussein who built a fake Babylon honoring himself on top of the ruins. It was further destroyed by US and Polish troops whose base was built on the ruins and ran over artifacts with tanks.
6EZww TIL of "Network Decay" which describes how cable television shows drift away from their original intent for the pursuit of ratings. It is why channels like The History Channel now air reality shows and Ancient Aliens.
e1M4 TIL a half-jewish man was used in Nazi recruitment posters and dubbed “the ideal German soldier”, before being kicked out for being too Jewish.
mxEvy TIL about Gangkhar Puensum, which is probably the highest mountain no one has ever climbed, since it's located in a country that bans climbing mountains.