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TIL in 1998 40% of antibiotics in the United States went to livestock. By 2011 that had risen to 80%.

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0ZL1 TIL that two-thirds of UK teenagers don’t believe in God
VM5LZ TIL of the "Vitamin D Paradox" among black people. Researchers couldn't understand why black folks had better bone health while 80% were chronically Vit D deficient. They discovered black folks make less of a protein which interferes with Vit D. They have less overall but use it more efficiently.
5JeP TIL “Boondock Saints” received an aggregate critic score 20%. The public gave it 92%.
EgYmX TIL of Caratacus who held off the Romans for ten years, using hit and run tactics. Finally he was betrayed and taken prisoner by the Romans, but gave such an eloquent speech, that Emperor Claudius set him free.
ZpPBR TIL In 2012, the Emir of Kuwait International Shooting Grand Prix accidentally confused the Kazakhstan national anthem with Borat's parody. Among other things, Borat's parody praises Kazakhstan for having the cleanest prostitutes in the region.