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TIL that donated blood is sold on the open market and it’s a $4.5-billion-a-year industry.

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x6X87 TIL that one of the worst droughts in recorded history occurred in Texas during the 1950's. Huge lakes and rivers dried up completely, grass nearly died out leading to massive dust storms, and 50% of Texas' farming industry was dead by the end of the decade.
AvJg TIL the state vegetable of Oklahoma is watermelon… which is a fruit.
9yPr TIL that an Orca killed a Great White Shark near California’s Farallon Islands in 2000. The smell of the dead shark’s carcass caused all nearby great whites to vanish. A great white with a satellite tag in the area was seen to immediately dive to a depth of 500 meters and then swam to Hawaii.
GYbXj TIL the term "coonass" used to describe Cajuns comes from the French "connasse" which means "dirty whore"
a8mB0 TIL Come On Over by Shania Twain as the biggest-selling studio album by a female solo artist, with over 40 million copies sold worldwide. It also the best-selling album by a Canadian artist, and the world's eighth best-selling album of all time.