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TIL almost all medicines are not vegan, especially birthcontrol. From shellac to lactose to lanolin to bone meal, almost all over the counter and prescription medicines contain some form of animal byproduct as binding or delivery agents.

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O14X TIL that the number of people that die from the burning of fossil fuels and coal each YEAR is greater than the number of people that have EVER died as a result of nuclear power.
64eJ TIL That “South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut” was given an NC-17 rating until two weeks before release, due to the graphic language depicted in the film. Ironically, the film’s plot revolves around parents starting a war over a movie’s graphic language.
4XerN TIL that an 18-year-old girl called Rae Heim ran across America almost entirely barefoot. She only wore shoes on some hard terrain. She ran 3,437.5 miles in 8 months and raised more than $10,000 for charity. She started running barefoot at 16 after breaking a big toe, and kept it up after it healed.
agE9 TIL Famous Czech hockey player Jaromir Jagr wears #68 to honour the rebellion in Czechoslovakia against the Soviet Union in 1968.
DQEjp TIL a tree of 40 fruits is a tree, created as an artwork, that has been grafted with branches from 40 different fruit trees. Creating a tree that bears 40 different fruits.