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TIL That while a cow eats basically no fat in its natural diet, bacteria digest the grass such that the cow absorbs 70% of its calories from fats

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a8MJ9 TIL Henry Ford is the only American mentioned favorably in Mein Kampf. Ford was also awarded the Grand Cross of the German Eagle, the highest medal Nazi Germany bestowed upon foreigners, for his antisemitic writing.
4nBX TIL Mike Myers and Dana Carvey did not speak for over a decade because Myers stole the character Dr. Evil from Carvey
dDY4d TIL before working together in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Alan Ruck and Matthew Broderick had acted together in the Broadway production of Biloxi Blues. Cameron's "Mr. Peterson" voice was Ruck's in-joke imitation of their former director Gene Saks.
OR5R TIL: A Chinese farmer studied law for 16 years’ to defeat a corporation dumping hazardous chemical waste near his land
yQ1KX TIL of Snorri Sturluson who authored the 'Prose Edda' which is a major source for Norse mythology today. He became a lawyer in Iceland in 1218 & was made a knight in Sweden. However, he was assassinated by agents of the King of Norway in 1241.