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TIL that after a BBC investigation found that Facebook failed to remove images of child abuse, Facebook responded by reporting the BBC to the authorities

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780GM TIL 90s Pauly Shore film Biodome was based on a real project called Biosphere 2, which was way more interesting than the movie
Ql16 TIL Hoba, the largest known meteorite left no crater on Earth. Earth’s atmosphere slowed the object to the point of terminal velocity. Hoba meteorite is also the most massive naturally occurring piece of Iron known at the Earth’s surface.
QNW8p TIL Axl Rose tried to beat up David Bowie on the set of a bondage rock & roll video because he was flirting with his girlfriend
pAk8 TIL of Coffee Flour. Made from Coffee cherries, the discarded fruit surrounding the coffee bean. Gluten free, high in fibre and protein, and produced from a source which is currently being discarded at a rate around 75% of production.
MemGW TIL that US law has a specific definition for Straight Whiskey, that is different from how the term is used in bartending