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TIL that beef is responsible for over 70% of all deforestation in South America, and is the #1 cause of deforestation globally.

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nGGr TIL Real-time (to the day) drug use in urban areas can be monitored through sampling the sewage.
yQDNX TIL country singer Charley Pride played professional baseball in the Negro Leagues. At one point he and another player were traded to another team for a bus.
m14XE TIL that J. Robert Oppenheimer, the renowned physicist often credited as the "father of the atomic bomb," had a lesser-known passion for poetry. Despite his significant contributions to science, Oppenheimer also dabbled in writing and enjoyed immersing himself in the world of literature and verse.
PYRLE TIL that in the original German version of 99 Red Balloons by Nina, the balloons aren't red. The German lyrics make no mention of balloon colours anywhere in the song.
d8LmZ TIL Subaru Corporation used to be called Nakajima Aircraft Company. They started out making military aircraft during WWII and eventually designed and produced Apache (AH64-D) Attack Helicopters.