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TIL Mr Rogers poured the 100 billionth Crayola crayon

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AmVg TIL James Blunt put his sister on eBay as a “damsel in distress” when she couldn’t get to a funeral. the guy who won had a helicopter. He flew her to the funeral. Three years later they were getting married
e0Zkb TIL The left-brain/right-brain theory that each side of the brain controls certain functions and people’s abilities are based on their stronger side is actually a myth. Studies have shown that both sides of the brain collaborate to perform tasks, and that they perform equal activity on average.
EQGV TIL: In 2008 789 grams of 2,700-year-old marijuana was found in a Chinese tomb
5Y1ER Today I learned Australia has re-started industrial logging old growth forests in bush fire affected areas
7rAAM TIL Americans waste 150,000 tons of food each day – equal to a pound per person. Study found that the healthiest Americans are the most wasteful, because of their high consumption of fruits and vegetables, which are frequently thrown out.