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TIL that Phosphorous is a major mineral nutrient and the global reserve would be depleted within the next 50 to 100 years

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XNKE TIL of the great auk, an extinct bird resembling penguins and living in the north. The last pair were strangled to death in the 19th century.
wL168 TIL less than three years the Wright Brothers were widely dismissed as 'liars, not flyers' in most mainstream press publications, Wilbur Wright flew in circles around the Statue of Liberty in front of one million New Yorkers then flew continuously for 20 more more miles.
ZP1R TIL that regular marijuana users are less likely to be obese, even after adjusting for other factors that could influence body fat and health. (Pot is an appetite stimulant, but an ingredient in marijuana has been shown to aid in dieting; at high doses it nearly tripled weight loss versus placebo.)
XjRX TIL that Jack, a baboon operated the railway signals for a South African railway operator under supervision of his paraplegic owner. He was paid with half-bottle of beer each week and never made a mistake in nine years of employment.
jRjX TIL that nudists were early adopters of volleyball and by the 1960s a volleyball court was standard in most nudist clubs.