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TIL that food waste in America is 80 billion lbs a year

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XAZP TIL that the president of Uruguay is the poorest in the world because he donates 90% of his salary to charity. He only keeps $1250 a month.
7D5r TIL The element ‘Cobalt’ gets it’s name from the German 'kobold’ which means 'goblin’. Miners found cobalt veins near their silver, and blamed this strange and dangerous metal on goblins, and thus named it after them.
wdVW TIL that Wolves and Ravens have a special symbiotic relationship. Ravens are sometimes known as “wolf-birds” because they form social attachments with wolves.
GAn8g TIL heavy malt taxation during the Napoleonic wars caused Scotch distilleries to use more raw grains; unintentionally increasing the quality.
DGLP TIL a man who died in 2012 had been the president, prime minister, and king of Cambodia at various times in his life.