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TIL 6 Corporations Control 90% Of The Media In America

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loDgB TIL that the average man shouldn't have more than 36g of added sugar and the average woman shouldn't have more than 25g per day. To put that into perspective a can of soda has 40g of sugar in it.
9Y9DQ TIL that mud dauber wasps are notorious for building their nests inside the pitot tubes, fuel tank vents and drains of aircrafts and have contributed to numerous plane crashes throughout history as a result.
X05rR TIL that in Vermont, an apple pie is legally required to be served with a glass of cold milk, a slice of half an ounce of cheddar cheese, or vanilla ice cream.
gM4db TIL Exxon Valdez spilled 11 million gallons into in Alaska. The oil slick killed 250,000 seabirds, 3,000 otters, 300 seals and 22 killer whales. The captain of the ship let unlicensed third mate to steer the ship to a well known hazard-Bligh Reef.
GY0v7 TIL that the main protagonist from the music video ( Take On Me by A-ha ), don't live happily ever after. In the follow up song (The Sun Always Shines On Tv By A-ha.) The male protagonist starts to dematerialize in the real world and runs off into the distances and then vanishes.